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UNIFORM REGULATIONSUNITED STATES NAVY

TOGETHER WITH

UNIFORM REGULATIONS COMMON TO BOTH

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

NAVY DEPARTMENT

1913

(REVISED TO JANUARY 15, 1917)

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1917

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CONTENTS.

Fage.

Chapter 1.—General uniform regulations governing both, the Navy andMarine Corps 7

Chapter 2.—Occasions on which each uniform is to be worn 20

Chapter 3.—Garments and equipments composing officers' uniforms 24

Chapter 4.—Description of garments and articles of equipment gf officers 28

Chapter 5.—Description of the several uniforms of enlisted men of the Navy. 47

Chapter 6.—Description of garments and articles of equipment of enlisted

of the Navy 50

Chapter 7.—^Marking clothing and clothing lists 67

Chapter 8.—Men's clothing outfits 69

Chapter 9.^}eneral regulations governing the uniforms of the Naval Militia. 70

Chapter 10.—General regulations for uniform of United States Naval Beserve

Force 73

INDEX TO PLATES.

Plate 1. Special full dress, -Admiral of the Navy.

2. Special full dress, rear adn;iral and gunner.

3. Full dress, lieutenant.

4. Dress, lieutenant.

5. Undress, lieutenant.

6. Service dress with aiguillettes, lieutenant, junior grade.

7. White service dress, lieutenant, junior grade.

8. Evening full dress and evening dress.

9. Mess dress.

10. Overcoat and cloak.

11. Cocked hats, caps, and cap devices.

11a. Insignia of rank on Sleeve.

12. Epaulets.

13. Arrangement of insignia on epaulets.

14. Shoulder marks for commissioned officers.

15. Shoulder marks for chief warrant and warrant officers.

15a. Shoulder marks for warrant officers and mates.

16. Collar devices on service coat.

17. Collar devices on service coat, continued.

18. Sword and undress belt complete.

19. Mountings for full-dress belt.

INDEX TO PLATES.

ENLISTED MEN.

Plate 20. Blue dress, chief petty officer and boatswain's mate.

20a. Blue undress, seaman.

21. White dress, chief petty officer.

22. White dress, seaman.

23. White undress, seaman.

24. Dungarees.

25. Overcoat, seaman and chief petty officer.

26. Rain clothes, seaman and petty officer.

27. Rating badges, blue.

28, 29. Specialty and distinguishing marks.

30. Naval reserve force cap device and button.

Navy Department,

Washington, D. C, January W, 1917.

The regulations contained herein shall govern the uniform of the

officers and enlisted men of the United States Navy, and, as far as

they apply, of the United States Marine Corps also.

This revised edition is not a new issue of the Uniform Kegulations,

United States Navy, but is a reprint of the 1913 issue. All changes

made since the issue of the 1913 regulations, up to and including

Change in Uniform Kegulations No. 11 of January 20, 1917, have

been incorporated in this edition.

JosEPHus Daniels.

CHAPTER 1.

GENERAL UNIFORM REGULATIONS GOVERNING BOTH NAVY ANDMARINE CORPS.

1. Officers in authority shall assure themselves that all officers andenlisted men serving under them conform strictly to these uniformregulations. Particular attention is directed to the questions con-cerning uniform required to be answered in making out reports onthe fitness of officers.

2. Officers shall set an example of neatness and strict conformityto regGlations in uniforms and equipment. Enlisted men must beneat and trim in their persons and dress on all occasions.

3. Every person belonging to the Navy or Marine Corps is strictly

forbidden to wear any dress or decoration other than that to whichhis grade or the law entitles him. No decoration received from a

foreign Government, nor any other decoration or badge not spe-

cifically prescribed or authorized by these regulations, shall be wornexposed by any officer or enlisted man.

4. Officers and enlisted men on duty shall at all times wear the

uniform of their respective grades, as prescribed herein or by the

senior officer present, except as otherwise provided herein.

5. Officers serving in torpedo vessels and submarines shall not be

required to wear other than service dress, except when they attend

social or especially ceremonious occasions in their official capacity or

visit foreign or civil officials. Crews of torpedo vessels and sub-

marines shall wear the same uniforms as prescri^jed for other vessels,

except as provided in article 51.

6a. Officers serving under acting commissions in time of war or

for other special purposes, acting assistant surgeons appointed for

three years' service in the Navy, and acting assistant dental sur-

geons are required to provide themselves only with the articles of

uniform prescribed for service dress and white service dress.

6b. Naval Medical Eeserve officers ordered to active duty shall

be required to provide themselves only with the articles of uniform

prescribed for undress, service dress, and white service dress.

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7. Chiefs of bureaus of the Navy Department, upon occasions

when uniform is worn, shall wear uniforms bearing the equipments

and rank insignia denoting the rank of rear admiral and the dis-

tinctive devices of the corps to which they respectively belong.

8. An officer holding an acting appointment shall wear the uni-

form of the grade to which he is appointed until such appointment

be revoked, when he shall resume the uniform and title of his actual

rank.

9. An officer promoted may be authorized or ordered by a com-

mander in chief or other officer in chief command afloat or at a shore

station, or the commanding officer of a vessel acting singly, if satis-

fied that the promotion has been made, to assume the rank and uni-

form of the grade to which he has been promoted.

10. During divine service a chaplain may wear the vestments of

the church to which he belongs.

11. Officers on the retired list on active duty shall conform to these

regulations the same in all respects as officers on the active list; if

not on duty, they are not required to wear or have uniform, but they

may wear uniforni in conformity with these regulations, except that

in pattern their uniforms and equipments may be either as prescribed

herein or as at the time of their retirement.

12. Officers suspended from duty by sentence of a court-martial,

or on furlough or waiting orders for punishment, are prohibited from

wearing uniform during the period of punishment.

13. When on duty, or when ashore in a foreign port, enlisted menof the Navy or Marine Corps, whether serving afloat or ashore, shall

not wear any dress but their prescribed uniforms. Nonregulation

outer or under clothing shall not be worn nor kept in the possession

of enlisted men on board ship or within the limits of a shore station.

14. Parts of one uniform shall not be worn with parts of another,

except as specified in these regulations.

15. Civilian's clothing may be permitted to be worn by officers and

enlisted men as provided in the following paragraphs, but discretion

must be observed in granting this privilege in foreign ports

:

(a) Officers may be authorized to wear civilian's clothing when on

duty at the Navy Department, Naval Observatory, or Marine Corps

headquarters, or when employed on shore duty without troops other

than at navy yards, shore stations, and recruiting offices.

(&) Officers on leave of absence from their places of duty, or hav-

ing permission to leave the ship or station, may wear civilian's cloth-

ing, at the discretion of the senior officer present.

(c) Enlisted men may be permitted to wear civilian's clothihg

when on leave of absence or liberty in a home part, but they shall not

be allowed to have civilian's clothing in their possession on board ship

and must leave and return to the shin in uniform.

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16. With civilian's clothing, officers of the Navy shall not wear

any part of the uniform except the overcoat, cloak, or mackintosh.

Officers of the Marine Corps shall not wear any part of the uniform

with civilian's clothing except the raincoat or c£^pe. Enlisted menof the Navy shall not wear any part of the uniform with civilian's

clothing except the overcoat, jersey, undercfothing, and shoes; en-

listed men of the Marine Corps, none except tfbderclothing and shoes.

17. The uniform for officers and men for the day or for any par-

ticular occasion shall be fixed by the senior officer present, with due

regard to the duty to be performed and the state of the weather and,

as far as may be practicable, in accordance with the provisions of

Chapter 2 of these regulations. In any special case not definitely

covered by Chapter 2, the senior officer present shall be guided in

assigning the uniform by the general principles laid down in that

chapter. As far as practicable, the officers and men shall wear cor-

responding uniforms. As a matter of routine, the uniform at posts

and barracks of the Marine Corps shall be prescribed by the com>

manding officer.

18. In the fleet, the uniform of the day prescribed by the senior

officer present shall be worn by officers of the watch; by all petty

officers, signalmen, and others on watch above decks, and by running

boats', steamers', and power boats' crews; by all persons above deck

at " all hands " when going in or out of port ; and generally by all

officers and men above decks and in common living spaces; but com-

manding officers may prescribe or permit working dress for other

persons, as may be most suitable to the exercise or duty of the ship at

the time.

19. On all occasions of ceremony or duty, and on social occasions

when officers attend in an official capacity, uniform shall be worn.

20. Mess dress or evening dress may be worn at dinner in the messes

of commissioned officers. All members of any one mess shall appear

in the same dress. After dinner officers not on duty may appear on

deck in the dress worn at mess.

21. Officers on duty with enlisted men under arms on shore shall

ordinarily wear service dress (undress or field dress for officers of the

Marine Corps). On occasions of special ceremony, when special full

dress or full dress is prescribed for other officers present, officers of

the Navy on duty with enlisted men shall wear undress, with leg-

gings, and officers of the Marine Corps shall wear such uniform as

may be prescribed for them.

22. Leggings shall always be worn by officers and enlisted men of

the Navy when on duty in the field or with a naval brigade or land-

ing party, but never by naval or marine officers in special full dress

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or full dress. Marines shall not wear leggings at ordinary drills

under arms, unless specified, but when marines form part of a mixed

landing force, peggings for marines shall be expressly specified, if

the rest wear them.

23. Leggings shall always be worn by enlisted men of the Navywith any- form of dress, when under arms for parade or ceremony,

or infantry or artillery drill, or a landing party, or on guard detail,

or when on duty ashore as patrol or dbeachmaster's guard, or as mail

orderly. With leggings, high black shoes shall be worn, by naval

officers and enlisted men.

24. (1) Swords shall be worn as prescribed in these regulations,

and on other special occasions at the discretion of the senior officer

present ; at Saturday inspection, and other general inspections of the

crew by the commanding officer; at parades, at infantry or artillery

drills, at military formations 'on shore, or when leaving the ship,

station, or garrison on military duty.• (2) The wearing of swords may be dispensed with in the field byorder of the senior officer present.

(3) The sword shall be worn habitually hooked up, with the hilt

inclining to the rear and the sling straps outside the scabbard. Whenmounted, the sword shall be worn unhooked. The prescribed sword

belt and the proper sword knot (for all commissioned officers except

chaplains) shall always be worn with the sword.

(4) When the sword is worn without other side arms, the swordbelt shall be worn over the special full-dress and frock coats of offi-

cers of the Navy and over the full-dress coat and field coats of

officers of the Marine Corps; and under the service coats of officers

of the Navy and undress coats of officers of the Marine Corps.

(5) When worn with the overcoat without other side arms, the

belt shall be worn under the overcoat, but the sword itself shall be

worn outside of the overcoat, with the long sling of the belt passing

through the rear slit in the coat and the short sling through the side

slit.

(6) When the revolver is carried, the belt shall be worn outside of

every coat, including the overcoat, the revolver being worn slightly

in front of the right hip. The cartridge attachments worn with the

sword belt shall be worn in front and to the right and left of the belt

buckle. If only one cartridge attachment be worn, it shall be to the

right of the buckle.

(7) At ordinary daily quarters on board ship, no arms shall be

worn by officers unless their men are ^nder arms, except on occasions

when the drill instructiojis prescribe arms.

(8) Officers or men wearing side arms shall not remove their caps

or other head covering exqept indoors.

TJNIFOKM KEGTJLAHONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 11

(9) A petty officer on boat duty, in charge of a guard boat, or onother special duty, shall wear the service revolver belt, but this pro-vision shall not apply to the coxswain of a boat, unless the boat'screw is armed.

25. No watch chains, fobs, pins, or other jewelry shall be wornexposed upon the uniform by any officer or enlisted man of the Navyor Marine Corps, except sleeve buttons and shirt studs as prescribed.

26. (1) Medals and badges, or their ribbons, shall be worn in thefollowing order, from the center of the body toward the left shoulder,except the medal of honor, which shall be worn pendent from theneck

:

(ffi) Medal of honor ribbon;

( b ) Distinguislied-servlce medal ;

'

(c) Medal commemorating the battle of Manila Bay;(d) Medal commemorating the naval engagements in the West Indies;(e) Special meritorious medal for service during the Spanish War other thaa

in battle;

(/) Gold life-saving medal

;

iff) Silver life-saving medal;(ft) Civil War badge;(i) Spanish campaign badge

;

(;) Philippine campaign badge;(fc) China relief-expedition badge;

(1) Cuban pacification badge;(m) Nicaraguan campaign badge;(n) Good-conduct medal;

(o) Medals or badges awarded for service performed while in the Army,Marine Corps, or other branch of the Government, if not includedamong those specified above;

(p) Medals or badges for excellence in gunnery;

(g) Medals or badges for excellence in small-arms firing, in the following

order: (1) Sharpshooter's medal; (2) expert rifleman's bar; (3) ex-

pert pistol shot's bar; (4) distinguished marksman's badge; (5)

experts rifleman's badge; (6) sharpshooter's badge (not worn if 5 is

held); (7) marksman's badge (not worn if 5 or 6 is held) ; (8) Marine

Corps competition individual medal; (9) Marine Corps division com-petition medal; (10) medals given by the National Rifle Association

for excellence in shooting at matches held under the cognizance of

that association, worn in the order in which won.

(2) The wearing of the following badges (q, r, s) is optional

with the holders ; but if these or any of them are worn, none of the

medals or badges awarded by the Government shall be worn at the

same time with them

:

(r) Authorized badges of military societies in the order o;E date of the warswhich they commemorate;

(s) Badge of the Army and Navy Union of the United States

;

(*) Badge of the Enlisted Men's Abstinence League.

^ It authorized by Congress.


(3) The badges referred to in subparagraph (q) of the preceding

paragraph are the distinctive medals and badges adopted by socie-

ties of men who have served in the Army or Navy of the United

States in the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican

War, the War of the Eebellion, the Spanish-American War and

the incident insurrection in the Philippines, and the China Eelief

Expedition of 1900. The law permits them to be worn upon all

occasions of ceremony by officers and men of the Army, Navy, and

Marine Corps who are members of said organizations in their own

right. Persons who by right of inheritance and election are members

of any of the above-named societies are members thereof in their

own right.

(4) Medals and badges shall be worn—(a) By officers of the Navy with special full-dress uniform.

(&) By enlisted men of the Navy with dress uniform on occasions

of ceremony other than parades under arms on shore.

(c) By officers of the Marine Corps with special full dress or

full-dress uniforms; and with other uniforms on occasions

of ceremony when prescribed.

(d) By enlisted men of the Marine Corps with dress uniform on

occasions of ceremony, and with other uniforms on occa-

sions of ceremony when prescribed.

(5) Ribbons of medals and badges shall be worn

—

(a) By officers of the Navy on the frock coat, the evening dress

coat, the mess jacket when worn with dinner dress, and the

white service coat when worn on occasions of ceremony in

place of undress, dress, or full dress.

(6) By enlisted men of the Navy in dress uniform, except on those

occasions when medals are prescribed, in 4 (b), above.

(c) By officers of the Marine Corps, always with undress, white

imdress, field (except when the coat is not worn) , and mess-

uniforms, and with those uniforms only, except as limited

by subparagraph (e) below.

(d) By enlisted men of the Marine Corps with dress uniform whenmedals and badges are not prescribed, and with field uni-

form (except when the coat is not worn), and with those

uniforms only, except as limited by subparagraph (e)

below.

(e) ^Vhen officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps are serv-

ing on board a ship of the Navy they shall wear, the rib-

bons of medals and badges only under the same conditions;

as prescribed for officers and enlisted men, respectively, of

the Navy.

(6) Medals and badges having no ribbons shall be worn only whenother medals and badges are worn, except that an officer or enlisted

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man who has been .awarded a gunnery medal or badge, an expertrifleman's badge, a sharpshooter's badge, or a marksman's badgeshall wear it as prescribed in paragraph (1) of this article whenthe ribbons of medals and badges are worn, one-fourth of an inchbelow the center of the row of ribbons.

(7) Medals, badges, or ribbons shall not be worn on the overcoat.

(8) The medal of honor shall be worn pendent from the neck.

Other medals and badges shall be worn on the left breast, in one hori-

zontal line, suspended from a single holding bar, the upper edge of

which shall be, for officers of the Navy and Marine Corps andfor enlisted men of the Marine Corps, midway between the first andsecond buttons from, the top of the coat, and for enlisted men of the

Navy on a line 1 inch below the point of the shoulder (by the point

of the shoulder is meant a point in front halfway between the top

and the bottom of the shoulder joint). The holding bar, which shall

not be longer than from front center line of the coat to the armhole

seam, shall be so placed upon the uniform that its center shall be at a

point midway between the front center line of the coat and the left

armhole. When a medal or badge has an exposed bar at the top of

the ribbon such bar shall be mounted on the front of the holding bar

or shall form a part of such bar, and where there are several such ex^

posed bars on a single medal or badge the uppermost bar shall be so

mounted. When the number of medals and badges to be worn is so

great that they can not all be suspended from a holding bar of the

prescribed length and at the same time be fully seen, they shall over-

lap sufficiently to permit them all to be mounted on the bar, each

medal or badge partially covering the one on its left, and the right-

hand one showing in full, the overlapping being equal for all of the

medals and badges worn. The holding bar for the suspension of

medals and badges shall be of metal or other material of sufficient

stiffness and shall be wholly covered by the ribbons or exposed bars.

(9) Ribbons of medals and badges shall be worn in a horizontal

row, clear of the lapel and, so far as practicable, at the same height

and in the same order and manner as prescribed above for the bar of

medals and badges. They shall be in length equal to the full width

of the ribbon attached to the medal or badge and three-eighths of

an inch wide and sewed on the cloth of the coat, with sufficient stiff-

ening to keep them from wrinkling, without intervals, or worn on

a bar and pinned to the coat, provided no portion of the bar and pin

be visible. If there is not sufficient room to wear the ribbons in one

row they shall not be made to overlap, as in the case of medals, but

shall be arranged in two or more parallel rows, placed one under the

other with an interval of one-quarter inch between the bottom of one


row and the top of the next, the top row being placed as above

described.

(10) (a) Medals and badges, and their ribbons, shall be worn bythe two services (Army and Navy) in the same order

of arrangement; medals or badges for future cam-

paigns shall be the same for both services; and all

ribbons for the same campaigns shall be the same for

both services, the following changes to be made in

the existing ribbons:

(h) The Navy ribbon for the Philippine campaign shall be the

same as the Army ribbon for the Philippine Insurrection

(crimson, blue, crimson, with narow blue edges).

(c) The Army and Navy Civil War ribbon shall be two stripes

of watered silk, blue and gray.

(d) Both Army and Navy ribbons for the War with Spain badge

shall be blue, yellow, blue, with narrow yellow edges.

(e) The Navy ribbon for the China Relief Expedition shall be the

same as the Army ribbon—^yellow, with narrow blue edges.

(/) For the medal of honor and the distinguished service medal,

for which it is recommended to seek legislation applying

equally to officers and enlisted men of the Army, Navy and

Marine Corps, the ribbons shall be the same' as now pre-

scribed, respectively, for the Army medal of honor—light

blue silk, with white stars; and for the certificate of merit

badge—narrow central white stripe, then three stripes, red,

white, and blue on either side.

(g) An officer or enlisted man of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps

shall be allowed to wear any medal or badge awarded himby the Government during previous service in any other

branch of the Government.

(A) Rosettes or buttons are authorized for all service medals andbadges, for optional wear with civilian clothes, to consist of

the ribbons of the respective medals made up in rosette form.

27. The officer of the deck shall wear gloves and carry a binocular

or spyglass in port ; and at sea he shall carry a binocular and have a

deck trumpet or megaphone directly at hand.

28. The cloak or mackintosh may be worn in inclement weather,

except at drills, exercises, and ceremonies, or when specially pro-

hibited.

29. Gloves shall always be worn with the sword on occasions of

ceremony, except by Marine officers in summer field dress. The senior

officer present may prescribe gloves at any time.

30. The badge of official mourning shall consist of a black crape

band 3 inches wide and about 20 inches long knotted upon the sword

UNIFORM REGULAIIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 15

hilt, and a black crape band 3 inches wide worn on the left arm above

the elbow.

31. The hair, beard, and mustache shall be worn neatly trimmed.

The face shall be kept clean shaved, except that a mustache, or beard

and mustache, may be worn at discretion. No eccentricities in the

manner of wearing the hair, beard, or mustache shall be allowed.

32 a. The use of sheath knives on board ship by the crew is for-

bidden, but every man of the seaman branch shall' carry a jackknife.

32 b. Knife lanyards do not form part of the uniform, but may be

worn in working dress or at work requiring a knife, either around

the neck or waist, as most convenient.

33. A sick-list badge, consisting of an arm band of white cotton

2 inches wide, shall be issued by the medical officer to each enlisted

man on the sick list, to he worn on the right arm above the elbow.

The badge shall be distinctly marked in black block figures with a

number, to be entered upon the sick list furnished for the use of the

officer of the deck. When a man's name is removed from the sick list,

he shall return his badge neatly washed to the dispensary.

34. The Geneva cross brassard shall consist of a band of white

cotton bearing a red Geneva cross, painted or stitched on the band,

to be fastened around the upper part of the right arm over the outer

garment. The band shall be 4 inches wide, the' cross 3 inches in

height and width, and the arms of the cross 1 inch wide.

35. Commissary stewards shall wear the same uniform as chief

commissary stewards, except that the rating badge shall bear the

chevrons of a petty officer, first class, instead of a chief petty officer.

36. In warm weather chief petty officers may take off the coat and

waistcoat when on duty below the main deck.

37. Overshirts, jumpers, trousers, and underclothes shall be fitted

<vith eyelets for stops.

38. Cooks at work in the galleys shall wear white undress without

neckerchiefs, and Avhite aprons. When not on duty there, they shall

wear the uniform of the day. Messmen while performing their duties

as such shall wear white undress, without neckerchiefs (marines, the

corresponding uniform), and they may wear this uniform any time

below decks, but at quarters and off duty they shall wear the uniform

of the day. Mess attendants on board ship shall at all times wear

the white jacket, with white or blue trousers, according to the pre-

scribed uniform of the day. When leaving the ship, they shall wear

the same uniform as other enlisted men.

39. The jersey may be worn, by men for whom prescribed, as an

outer garment from sunset until 8 a. m., either in place of the over-

shirt or jumper or over it. During the day the jersey may be pre-

scribed as an outer garment for drills, exercises, or working parties


on board ship, in boats, or on shore at a navy yard or naval station,

to be worn in place of or over the overshirt or jumper. As an addi-

tional undergarment, the jersey may be prescribed to be worn under

the jumper or overshirt; and boatswain's mates, coxswains, quarter-

masters, signalmen, sentries, and others whose duties keep them ex-

posed to the weather without sufficient exercise or work to keep themwarm, and liberty men, may so wear it, night or day, even when not

prescribed for the whole ship's company. At training stations, the

jersey shall be worn only as an outer garment, and only when pre-

scribed. The jersey shall not show below the overshirt or jumper

and shall never be worn without an undershirt nor be tucked inside

the trousers.

40. At sea and in isolated anchorages for target practice or similar

service, when hot weather or other conditions render it desirable, the

uniform of the day for enlisted men may be modified by omitting

the jumper, chief petty officers leaving off the coat and wearing white

shirts, with belts instead of suspenders for the trousers. This uni-

form will be indicated by signal, and particular care must then be

taken that none but clean uniform undershirts are worn and that

a neat appearance is preserved at mess. Jumpers will Jae resumed

at the supper hour. All cooks, mess attendants, members of the

guard, and persons that have occasion to enter officers' quarters shall

not wear this uniform, and running steamers' crews will be exemptedunless otherwise especially directed. A morning signal fixing the

uniform the same as the day before will not apply to this variation

;

a new signal will be required for each day. Commanding officers

may exempt such men from omitting the jumper or overshirt as they

may think advisable, lest it be a hardship to some who, being off

watch, for instance, have no work to perform; but in units, such as

boats' crews or signalmen, all must be dressed alike.

41. Shoes, neatly blacked, shall always be worn with dress andundress, except that, with the latter, when the decks are wet or in hot

climates or in boats, shoes may be dispensed with unless the men are

to go ashore for any purpose. Shoes should be dispensed with when-ever practicable in boats, all men in the crew being in uniform in this

respect ; but in steam or power boats the coxswain and engineer force

may wear shoes while the others are barefoot. Tan shoes may be

ordered for marines when in white trousers and shall be worn bythem when in field dress, or when leggings are prescribed.

42. The watch cap may be worn at sea by men for whom pre-

scribed, but not during day watches in port, except in foul or severe

weather, cleaning, or refitting, if so ordered or permitted by the

senior officer present, or coaling ship. It shall not be worn by chief

petty officers, officers' stewards and cooks, bandsmen, or marines.

UinFOKM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 17

is. Underclothing shall always be worn. Unless a particular

weight of underclothing is prescribed, enlisted men may wear heavy,

medium, or light, at discretion. No underclothing is regulation

unless drawn from official sources.

44. Headgear shall be white by day when white is prescribed for

any other portion of the uniform, except when white trousers are

prescribed with dress uniform for the Navy, or special full dress or

full dress for the Marine Corps. White caps or white trousers or

both may be prescribed with service dress and undress uniforms,

white caps being always worn when white trousers are prescribed

with- these uniforms. . White, caps shall not be worn with the naval

evening dress coat or the Marine Corps blue mess jacket.

45. Overcoats may be ordered for officers or men or both whenappropriate. When overcoats are worn, epaulets shall be dispensed

with. Overcoats may be worn by officers and men, on or off duty,

at sea or in port, on board their own ships, when the uniform of

the day is service dress, unless overcoats are expressly ordered not

to be worn ; but when called to quarters, only the prescribed uniform

shall be worn. Under similar conditions, overcoats may be ordered

'

for a whole boat's crew, without reference to the senior officer present.

46. The overcoat prescribed for enlisted men (not chief petty

officers) may be worn by officers on duty on board their own ships or

at exercise in boats ; but not by officers of the watch while colors are

hoisted, except at sea or during general cleaning or coaling, nor by

any officers at quarters for inspection or other ceremony. Stripes

shall be worn on the sleeves as on the regular uniform overcoat,

article 93.

47. Eain clothes, with or without rubber boots, may be worn by

officers and men in foul weather, at sea or in port, including getting

Tinder way and coming to anchor, and also by whole boats' crews,

unless specially ordered not to be worn. When the weather is too

cold to go barefoot, men may wear rubber boots during wet weather

or while washing down the deck, but rubber boots shall not be worn

by the crews of steam or power boats.

48. Dungarees may be worn on board cruising vessels

:

(a) By the engineer and dynamo-room force while on duty.

(h) By gunner's mates, turret captains, electricians, mechanics,

and men regularly detailed as helpers or strikers in turrets or in care

of machinery below decks, instead of white working dress, while

employed at work that would damage the white uniform.

(c) By the engineer crews of steamers and power boats.

Dungarees shall not be worn nor had in possession by other men.

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49. Officers shall limit their wearing of dungarees to the actual

requirements of duty. They shall not wear them for duty above

decksfor which worn blue or white clothing would suffice.

50. Dungarees shall be worn by officers and men as a complete suit,

with the hat or cap prescribed for the day. They shallnot be worn

at mess, except by engineer and dynamo force about to go on watch

and engineer crews of steamers, and then only when the dungaree

suits are clean.

51. Submarine vessels' officers and crews- may wear dungaree suits

when on duty on board the submarines. Officers and crews of other

torpedo vessels shall conform to the regulations for other types of

vessels concerning wearing dungarees.

52. All wearing apparel drawn from a pay officer or from the

quartermaster's department of the Marine Corps shall be considered

uniform.

53. Clothes imade by the men for themselves, made by ship's

tailors for them, or received by them from other than official sources,

shall conform strictly in material, pattern, and making-up to those

issued by the Government; and no devices for blue or white caps,

rating badges, distinguishing marks, apprentice marks, service stripes,

braids, or cap ribbons, other than those issued by the Government,

are to be used by enlisted men under any circumstances. Fancystitchings and embroidery are forbidden. Enlisted men-of the Ma-rine Corps shall wear only clothing and equipmcmt drawn from the

quartermaster's department of the Marine Corps. All clothing not

drawn from Government sources shall be inspected by the division

officer before being worn.

54. Standard samples of every article of enlisted men's uniforms

shall be kept at the naval clothing factory, or in the quartermaster's

department of the Marine Corps. The articles issued to ships

shall conform in every respect to the standard samples, and nochange shall be permitted without the sanction of the Secretary of

the Navy. Pay officers of ships will be supplied with a set of paperpatterns of sizes 3 and 5 of the overshirt, and 4, 8, and 12 of the

trousers, for the use of enlisted men in making clothing.

55. The clothes, arms, military outfits, and accouterments furnished

by the United States to any enlisted person in the Navy or MarineCorps, or required by such persons as a part of their prescribed uni-

forms or outfits, shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, pledged,

loaned, nor given away, except by competent authority therefor.

66. No transfer or exchange of clothing shall be made without the

authority of the commanding officer. When clothing belonging to

deserters is sold, the name of the deserter shall be obliterated witha stamp marked "D C," and the purchaser's name shall be placed

upon it as soon as possible.

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57. The executive oflScer of a ship shall see that officers command-ing divisions keep correct lists of their men's clothing and havenecessary requisitions made out, and that they are careful in the

inspection of their divisions, their clothing, and their bedding. Heshall prepare a dress board on which will be indicated the uniformof the crew, and place it in a conspicuous position on board.

58. Whenever recruits are received on board a receiving ship or at

a training station, they shall be required at once to have their hair

cut, bathe, and report for physical examination. Upon the comple-

tion of the examination, should the recruits qualify, commandingofficers shall have the outfit of clothing issued to each and carefully

marked. Commanding officers shall not allow recruits to keep onboard any article of clothing not authorized by regulations except

such underclothing in good condition as may be worn at the time of

enlistment. All other citizens' clothing must be disposed of as the

recruit may desire. Clothing or small stores shall not be issued to

recruits without the written order of the commanding officer.

59. (1) Officers of divisions shall take especial care that all outer

and under clothing, overcoats, caps, hats, and bedding of the men are

in accordance with the prescribed uniform in respect to quality, pat-

tern, and color, and that every article is properly marked in accord-

ance with these regulations.

(2) They shall see that all materials drawn are used for the purpose

required ; that all clothing is neatly made, marked, and kept in order,

and that none of it is sold; that the men are neat in person and

clothing, and provided with regulation knives and lanyards ; and that

underclothing is worn at all times unless dispensed with by order of

the captain. All work done by the ship's tailor shall be submitted

to the division officer for inspection and approval before it is ac-

cepted or any payment made therefor.

60. Copies of all parts of these regulations necessary for the pur-

pose will be furnished by the Bureau of Navigation, and shall be

posted in places where they may be consulted at all times by enlisted

men.

CHAPTER 2.

OCCASIONS ON WHICH EACH UNIFORM IS TO BE WORN.

61.

OFFICBES.

1. State occasions, at home or abroad.

2. Receiving or being received by the President,

an ex-President, the Vice President, or theSecretary of the Navy of the United States, or

the sovereign, chief executive, or ruler of anycountry, or any member of a royal family, or

an ambassador of the United States or of anycountry, at home or abroad.

3. At ceremonies, solemnities, or entertainments,when desirable to do special honor to theoccasion.

4. At general inspection on the first Saturday in themonth. In inclement weather, service dress

may be prescribed.

Navy.—Special fuU dress, orwhite special full dress.

Makinb Corps.—Special full

dress (with full dress trousers,

if in line with troops), or

white special fuU dress.

5. First visits to officers of flag rank, or exchangingvisits of ceremonj; with foreign officials.

6

.

Ceremonies, solemnities, or entertainments wheredress uniform is not sufficient.

Navt.—Full dress, or whitefull dress.

Marine Corps.—Special fuUdress (with full dress trousers,

if in line with troops), orwhite full dress.

7. Rece

(«)

U).

tibn of

—

Assistant Secretary of the Navy.Member of the President's Cabinet otherthan the Secretary of the Navy.

Chief Justice of the United States.

Governor general of islands or groups ofislands occupied by the United States,

visiting a ship or station officially,

within the waters or limits of his gov-ernment.

Governor of one of the States or Territories

of the United States, visiting a ship orstation within the waters or limi t.'! of

his government.President of the Senate.Speaker of the House of Representatives.Committee of Congress.Envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-

potentiary, minister resident, or otherdiplomatic representative of or abovethe rank of charg^ d'affaires, withinthe waters of the nation to which he is

accredited.Flag officer going aboard his flagship toassume command; also when he relin-

quishes command.

Navy.—Dress, or white dress.

Marine Corps.—Special full

dress (with fuU dress trousers,if in line with troops), orwhite undress.

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8. First visit in port to commanding officers, andordinary occasions of duty and ceremony onshore.

9. At Saturday morning inspections, except thefirst in the month. In inclement or hotweather, service dress or white service dressmay be prescribed; in either case with swords.

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19. When prescribed by the senior officer present.

20. At the option of and under restrictions imposedby the commanding officer, when the uniformof the day Is white' service dress; to be wornonly by officers on board their own ship, or

at exercise in boats.

Navy.—White service dress

with blue trousers.

Marine CoBPS.^-White un-dress with blue undresstrousers, without swords.

21. Ceremonies in the evening to which officers are

invited in their official capacity, such as pub-lic balls, dinners, and evening receptions.

In hot weather, and in other circumstanceswhere appropriate, dinner dress may be pre-

scribed.

Navy.—Evening fuU dress.

Marine Corps.—Special full

dress or mess dress'.

22. At informal evening occasions to which officers

are invited in their official capacity. In hotweather, or in other circumstances where ap-propriate, mess dress may be prescribed.

Navy.—Evening dress.

Marine Corps.—^Mess dress.

23. On occasions of ceremony, as in No. 19, or in hotweather and' other circumstances where ap-propriate, as a substitute for uniform-C.

Navy.—Dinner dress.

Marine Corps.—Messwith white mess jacket.

24. On ordinary social occasions in the evening to

which officers are invited in their official ca-

pacity, and where hot weather and other cir-

cumstances make it appropriate.25. When authorized under No. 21 by the command-

ing officer.

Navy.—^Mess dress.

Marine Corps .-

with white mess jacket.

White trousers may be pre-

scribed for both Navy and

,

Marine Corps.

62.

UNIFORMS TO BE DESIGNATED WHEN OFFICERS OF THE AEMY, NAVY, AND HARINECORPS ARE TOGETHER.

Designation of uniform.

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64. When officers of the Army and officers of the Navy and Marine

Corps, or either,, are in attendance together elsewhere than at the

White House, one of the three abbve uniforms shall be designated bythe senior officer present, in accordance with the general plan pre-

scribed in the preceding paragraph-

ENLISTED MEN.

Occasion.

CHAPTER 3.

GARMENTS AND EQUIPMENTS COMPOSING OFFICERS' UNIFORMS.

SPECIAL FULL DRESS. (Plates 1 and 2.)

67.

Rank.

All commissioned officers, except chaplains

and chief warrant officers.

Chaplains, chief warrant officers, warrantofficers, mates, and paymasters' clerks.

Midshipmen '

Garments, etc., composing uniform.

Special full dress coat.

Full dress trousers.

Cocked hat.

Epaulets.Sword and full dress belt.

White gloves.

Black high shoes of patent or enamelleather.

'

Medals and badges.

Same as undress, with the addition of

medals.

Same as dress.

Should the sword be laid aside tem-porarily, the cocked hat shall be laid

aside also, but the sword belt shall beretained.

WHITE SPECIAL FULL DRESS.

All officers. White service dress.

Medals and badges.^

Sword, and full dress belt.

White gloves.

FULL DRESS. (Plate 3.)

All commissioned officers, except chaplainsand chief warrant officers.

Chaplains, chief warrant officers, warrantofficers, mates, and paymasters' clerks.

Midshipmen

Frock coat.

Full dress trousers.

Cocked hat.

Epaulets.Sword and full dress belt.

Scarf.

White gloves.

Black high shoes of patent or enamelleather.

Ribbons of medals and badges.

Same as undress.

Same as dress.

Should the sword be laid aside tem-porarily, the belt and cocked hat alsoshall be laid aside.

1 The uniform of midshipmen is described in the Naval Academy regulations.

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WHITE FULL DRESS.

Bank.

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WHITE UNDRESS.

Rank.

UNIFOKM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

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CHAPTER 4.

DESCRIPTION OF GARMENTS AND ARTICLES OF EQUIPMENT OFOFFICERS.

SPECIAL FULL-DRESS COAT. (Pis. 1 and 2.)

68. For all cormrdssioned oficers, except chaplains and chief war-

rant fleers:

To be of dark navy-blue cloth, double-breasted, and lined with

white silk serge; the waist of the coat to descend to the top of the

hip bone ; the skirts to begin about one-fourth of the circumference

from the middle of the front edge and descend four-fifths of the

distance from the hip bone to the laiee; two large navy buttons on

the waist behind ; two rows of large navy buttons on the breast, nine

in each row, the rows being placed 4^ to 5J inches apart from eye to

eye at the top, and 2^ inches apart at the bottom. Cuffs of the coat

to be closed, without buttons. Standing collar, to hook in front at

the bottom, sloping thence upward and backward at an angle of 25

degrees on each side, rising no higher than will permit a free move-

ment of the chin over it, and to be brought together in front in such

a manner as to conceal the collar button and render it unnecessary

to wear a tie. All seams plain. Shoulder attachments for epaulets

to be of cloth and silk, neatly laid on.

69. The collar shall be covered around the top and down the front

with navy-gold wire or thread lace, of two vellums, laid on accord-

ing to pattern, in width as follows

:

Officers of flag rank (or rank of commodore), If inches.

Officers of the rank of captain or commander, \\ inches.

Officers of or below the rank of lieutenant commander, 1 inch.

To. The sleeves shall bear stripes of gold lace, the lower edge of

the lace being 2 inches from and parallel to the edge of the sleeve, the

number and width of the stripes being as follows (pi. 11a)

:

Admiral of the Navy, two stripes of 2-inch lace with one stripe

of 1-inch lace between, the stripes being set \ inch apart.

Admiral, one stripe of 2-inch lace with three stripes of |-inch lace

above it, the stripes being set \ inch apart.

Vice admiral, one stripe of 2-inch lace with two stripes of ^-inch

lace above it, the stripes being set \ inch apart.

Officers of the rank of rear admiral, one stripe of 2-inch lace with

one stripe of ^-inch lace set \ inch above it.

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Officers of the rank of commodore, one stripe of 2-inch lace.

Officers of the rank of captain, four stripes of |-inch lace set i inch

apart.

Officers of the rank of commander, three stripes of ^-inch lace, set

i inch apart.

Officers of the rank of lieutenant commander, two stripes of 4-inch

lace with one stripe of ^-inch lace between, the stripes being set iinch apart.

Officers of the rank of lieutenant, two stripes of J-inch lace set iinch apart.

Officers of the rank of lieutenant junior grade, one stripe of ^-inch

lace with one stripe of J-inch lace set i inch above it.

Officers of the rank of ensign, one stripe of J-inch lace.

71. Line officers shall wear a star of five rays embroidered in gold

of a size to be inscribed in a circle of l| inch in diameter, on the out-

side of each sleeve, midway between the seams, wi'th one of the rays

pointing directly downward and the point J inch from the upper

edge of the upper stripe of lace.

72. Staff officers shall wear the same stripes as those prescribed

for line officers with whom they rank, but not the stars. The corps'

to which they respectively belong shall be indicated by bands of

colored cloth around the sleeves, filling the intervals between the

gold-lace stripes, the colors and materials to be as follows:

Medical officers—dark maroon velvet.

Pay officers—white cloth.

Professors of mathematics—olive green cloth.

Naval constructors—dark violet cloth.

Civil engineers—light blue velvet.

Medical reserve officers—crimson cloth.

Dental officers—orange colored velvet.

Where but one stripe of lace is worn, the colored cloth shall show

I inch above and below the stripe.

FROCK COAT. (Pis. 2, 3, 4, 5.)

73. For all officers, except chaplains :

The frock coat shall be made of dark navy-blue cloth, faced with

the same, and lined with black serge or silk; with plain seams and

rolling collar ; double-breasted ; with two rows of large Navy buttons

on the breast, five in each row, the four lower buttons being buttoned,

the fifth to be wholly visible just below and clear of the lapel ; two

button holes shall appear on the top of the lapel ; the width of the

lapel at the fourth button from the bottom shall be not more than

3 inches nor less than li inches; and the width at bottom of the lapel

at the waist line shall be not more than 2^ inches nor less than IJ

inches. The opening in front shall expose the shirt on each sid^ of

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the scarf tied four-in-hand. Cuffs closed, without buttons; the skirts

to be full and extend to the kneecap, with two large Navy buttons at

the waist behind. A large hook, covered with dark-blue cloth, to be

placed in the skirt seam in front of the hip bone to hold up the sword

belt ; attachments for epaulets, of blue cloth and silk, neatly laid on.

To be worn buttoned.

74. For chaplains:

The frock coat shall be of dark navy-blue cloth, faced with the

same, and lined with black silk serge. It shall be single-breasted

and made to button to the neck, with one row of medium-size, plain,

flat, black, silk buttons on the breast, six in number. It shall have a

plain standing collar. The skirts to be full and descend to the knee-

cap, with two buttons at the waist behind. Cuffs closed, without

buttons. All seams to be plain. On the collar, 1 inch from the neck

opening, a Latin cross, embroidered in silver, and inclined backward

at an angle of 15° from the vertical.

75. Chief warrant officers^ warrant officers, and mates shall wear

on the collar on each side, in the position shown in pi. %, the follow-

ing devices, respectively:

(a) Chief boatswain—^two foul anchors crossed, embroidered in

silver, surcharged at the point of crossing with a gold five-pointed

star, f inch in diameter, with one ray pointing midway between the

stocks of the anchors and directly toward the neck edge of the collar.

(PL 17, fig. 1.)

(6) Chief gunner—a flaming, spherical shell, embroidered in sil-

ver, surcharged at the center of the shell with a gold five-pointed

£tar, f inch in diameter, one ray pointing directly away from the

fiame and parallel to the neck edge of the collar. (PI. IT, fig. 2.)

(c) Chief machinist—a three-bladed propeller, embroidered in

silver, surcharged at the center with a gold five-pointed star, f inch

in diameter, with one ray pointing along the axis of one blade of the

propeller and directly toward the neck edge of the collar. (PI. 17,

fig. 3.)

(d) Boatswain, gunner, and machinist shall wear corresponding

insignia, but the devices to be embroidered in gold and the surcharged

stars in silver.

(e) Chief carpenter and carpenter—a carpenter's square, point

down, embroidered in silver or in gold, respectively. (P1.17, fig. 4.)

(/) Chief sailmaker and sailmalcer—a diamond, embroidered in

silver or in gold, respectively (pi. 17, fig. 5), with the long axis

parallel to the neck edge of the collar.

(g) Chief pharmacist and pharmacist—a caduceus, embroidered in

silver or in gold, respectively (pi. 17, fig. 6), with its horizontal axis

parallel to the front edge of the collar.

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{h) Chief pay clerk and pay clerk—Pay Corps device, embroidered

in gold (pi. 17, fig. 7), the stem of the leaf pointing to the front of

the collar, parallel to the neck edge.

(^) Mates—a binocular glass, embroidered in gold with less than

20 years' service as mate (pi. 17, fig. 8), in silver after 20 years'

service as mate, with top and bottom parallel to the neck edge of the

collar.

76. Sleeve marks on the frock coat shall be as follows

:

(a) Chaplain—stripes of lustrous black braid of the same size,

number, and disposition as for line officers of the same rank.

(&) Chief boatswains, chief gunners, and chief machinists—the

sanie as for ensign (star and one stripe of ^-inch lace), except that

the' gold' lace shall be woven with dark-blue silk thread for widths

of i inch at intervals of 2 inches; if retired with the rank of lieuten-

ant junior grade, one stripe of ^-inch lace with one of J-inch lace

set I inch above it, the lace woven with dark-blue silk thread as pre-

scribed above.

(c) Chief carpenter, chief sailmaker, chief pay clerk, and chief

pharmacist—the same as for chief boatswain, but without the stars.

(d) Boatswains, gunners, machinists, and mates—the stars pre-

scribed for other line officers, placed 4 inches from the edgp of the

sleeve, but no stripes.

(e) Carpenters, sailmakers, pharmacists, and pay clerks, no sleeve

marks.

(/) All other officers.—The same as prescribed for the special full-

dress coat.

SERVICE COAT. (PI. 6.),

77. For all officers:

The service coat shall be of dark navy-blue cloth or serge, shaped

to the figure, descending to the top of the inseam of the trousers.

There . shall be a slit over each hip, extending on the right side 5

inches from the bottom of the coat aiid on the left side as high as the

position of the lower edge of the sword belt. The coat shall be

single breasted, with a fly front fitted with plain flat buttons of

black gutta-percha, or similar material, and a standing collar. The

collar, edges of the coat, side seams of the back from the shoulder to

the lower edge of the skirt, and edges of the hip slits to 5 inches

from bottom of coat, shall be trimmed with lustrous black mohair

braid 1^ inches wide laid on flat, beside which at a distance of ^ of an

inch, with an overhand turn f of an inch in diameter at each change

of direction, a narrow black silk braid I of an inch wide shall be

placed. All seams to be plain. Inside the front of the. colls^r shall

be fitted a small tongue of the same material as the coat, to be worn

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across the opening between the front edges of the collar, thus render-

ing the wearing of a tie unnecessary.

78. Sleeve marks as prescribed for the frock coat.

79. The collar shall bear devices indicating rank and corps, as

follows (Pis. 16 and 17) :

(a) Admiral of the Navy—four silver stars of five rays each, of

size to be inscribed in a circle 1 inch in diameter, set 1^ inches be-

tween centers; the two end stars surcharged upon gold foul anchors

If inchese long and 1 inch high ; the crowns of the anchors pointing

toward each other; one ray of each star pointing upward. (PI. 16,

% 1.)

(&) Admiral—same as for the Admiral of the Navy, omitting the

anchor near the front edge of the collar but retaining its star, thus

having four stars, the rearmost one surcharged on a gold anchor.

(PI. 16, fig. 2.)

(c) Vice admiral—same as for admiral, but only three stars, and

substituting a silver foul anchor without a star for the gold anchor

surcharged with a star. (PI. 16, fig. 3.)

(d) Rear admiral—two silver stars, 1^ inches between centers, one

ray pointing upward, and a silver foul anchor If inches long by1 inch Jjigh in rear of the stars. (PL 16, fig. 4.)

Commodore—same as for rear admiral, but with only one st^r.

(e) Captain—a silver spread eagle and a silver foul anchor in

rear of the eagle. (PI. 16, fig. 5.)

(/) Commander—a silver oak leaf and a silver foul anchor in rear

of the leaf.

(g) Lieutenant commander—a gold oak leaf and a silver foul

anchor in rear of the leaf.

(A.) Lieutenant—two silver bars and a silver foul anchor in rear

of the bars, distance between the bars being the width of a bar, J inch

;

all bars at right angles to upper edge of collar.

(^) Lieutenant (junior grade)—a silver bar and a silver foul

anchor in rear of the bar.

(j) Ensign—a silver foul anchor.

(k) Commissioned staff officers, except chief carpenters, chief payclerks, chief sailmakers, and chief pharmacists—same as for line

officers with whom they rank, but with the substitution of the proper

corps device for the anchor. (PI. 16, figs. 6 to 11.)

(l) Chief boatswain—^two foul anchors crossed, embroidered in

silver, surcharged at point of crossing with a gold five-pointed star,

with one ray pointing midway between the stocks and directly to-

ward the neck edge of the collar. (PI. 17, fig. 1.)

(m) Chief gunner—a flaming spherical shell embroidered in silver,

flame horizontal and pointing to the rear, surcharged at the center

UNIPOBM EEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 33

of the shell with a gold five-pointed star, with one ray pointing

directly away from the flame. (PI. 17, fig. 2.)

(n) Chief machinist—a three-bladed propeller standing 1 inch

high, embroidered in silver, one blade pointing directly toward the

neck edge of tha '?.ollar, surcharged at the center with a gold fivtj

pointed star, with one ray on the axis of the vertical blade of the

propeller. (PI. 17, fig. 3.)

(o) Boatswain, gunner, and machinist shall wear corresponding

insignia, but the devices to be embroidered in gold and the sur-

charged stars in silver.

(p) Chief carpenter and carpenter—a carpenter's square, point

down, embroidered in silver and in gold, respectively. (PI. 17,

fig. 4.)

(q) Chief saihnaker and sailmaker—a diamond embroidered in

silver and in gold, respectively, with its long axis, 1 inch long, par-

allel to the neck edge of the collar. (PI. 17, fig. 5.)

(r) Chief pharmacist and pharmacist—a caduceus, embroidered in

silver and in gold, respectively. (PI. 17, fig. 6.)

(s) Chief pay clerk—^Pay Corps device embroidered in gold. (PI.

17, fig. 7.)

(t) Chief warrant officers retired with the rank of lieutenant

junior grade—the same, respectively, as above, with a silver bar in

addition.

(u) Midshipmen—a gold anchor, shank vertical.

(v) Paymaster's clerks, and mates. (PL 17, figs. 7 and 8, respec-

tively.)

80. The collar devices for the service coat shall be embroidered in

high relief upon dark navy-blue cloth, which shall be stitched to the

braid of the collar. They shall be 1 inch in height, with other dimen-

sions proportionate, in all respects conforming to the patterns shown

in plates 16 and 17. The anchor shall be placed with the shank par-

allel to the upper edge of the collar, crown to the front. Corps

devices representing a leaf or a sprig of leaves, shall be placed in

rear of the rank devices, with the axes parallel to the upper edge of

the collar, stem to the front and the acorn, if any, on the upper side.

The front edge.of the rank device shall be f inch from the front edge

of the collar and the front edge of the corps device shall be f inch

in rear of the rear edge of the rank device.

WHITE SERVICE COAT. (PI. 7.)


To be similar in cut and fit to the blue service coat ; made of white

linen duck, white bleached cotton twill, or similar material, but

without braid for trimming and without fly front, but with slits over

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the hips as in the bhie service coat ; the front to be fitted to button

through with five large-size gilt navy buttons; standing collar closed

in front and fitted with a hook and eye at base and top, from 1 to 2

inches in height and of several thicknesses, in order to admit of be-

ing worn without a linen collar. On each breast an outside patch

pocket, the top of each to be abreast the second button, dimensions

about 4J by 6^ inches, lower corners slightly rounded, with a flap at

top from 2i to 2^ inches deep, shield shaped, and to button with a

small-size gilt navy button ; to be worn with shoulder marks.

EVENING DRESS COAT AND WAISTCOAT. (PL 8.)

82. For all coTninissioned officers, except chief warrant officers:

A body coat of dark navy-blue cloth, faced with the same, lined

with black silk serge, double breasted, cut to the figure, with rolling

collar ; three large navy buttons on each breast, two at the waist be-

hind ; closed cuff without buttons ; shoulder attachments for epaulets,

of cloth and silk neatly laid on ; all seams to be plain. The evening

dress coat shall always be worn open. Sleeve marks the same as for

the frock coat ; no marks on collar.

83. The evening dress waistcoat shall be of white linen or cotton

duck, white bleached cotton twill, or similar material, single breasted,

rolling collar, with four small gilt navy buttons, all to conform to

pattern.

UNDRESS WAISTCOAT.

( Optional.

)

84. For optional wear under the service coat:

To be of dark navy-blue cloth or serge or of white linen duci orsimilar material, single-breasted, without collar, cut high in front,with six small black rubber buttons, the upper one to be not morethan 4 inches below the collar button in the neckband of the shirt.

MESS JACKET. (PI. 9.)

85. For all com/inissioned officers except cViej warrant officers:

Of white linen duck or similar material, the body of the jacketcut similar to the body of the evening-dress coat, but to descendonly to the hips, slightly roached over the hips, with a peak behind

;

two buttonholes on each side, below the lapel, about 3 inches apartand about ^ inch from the edge, and two medium-size navy gilt but-tons on each side below the lapel abreast the buttonholes and 2 inchesfrom the edge. The jacket shall be worn with two medium-size navygilt buttons connected by a ring and buttoned through the upperbuttonholes to make the edges of the jacket meet; to be worn withshoulder marks.

UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. . 35

FULL-DRESS TROrSERS. (Pis. 1, 2, 3.)

86. For all coTnmissioned officers, except chaplains and chief war-rant officers:

Of dark navy-blue cloth, with a stripe of gold lace covering the

outside seam of each leg, the lace being of the same width and pattern

as that on the collar of the special full-dress coat. The trousers shall

be close fitting ai-ound the buttocks and without side or hip pockets

or strap, but a watch pocket may be fitted each side of the waistband.

UNDRESS TROUSERS.


Of dark navy-blue cloth, all seams plain. Dark navy-blue serge

trousers, all seams plain, may be worn with "a serge service coat or

with the white service coat.

WHITE TROUSERS.

88. For all officers

:

Of white linen duck, cotton twill, or similar material, all seamsplain.

MESS TROUSERS.

89. For all officers for whom the mess jacJeet is prescribed:

Blue and white mess trousers shall be made as prescribed for full-

dress trousers, but without the gold lace stripe, to be close fitting

around the buttocks, without strap or side or hip pocket, but may be

fitted with one watch pocket on each side of the waistband.

OVERCOAT. (PI. 10.)

90. For all officers

:

To be an ulster, of dark navy blue, smooth-faced cloth, lined with

dark blue or black material, the bottom of the skirt reaching to 9 to

12 inches from the ground; double-breasted, made to button to the

neck, with a rolling collar of the same material as the coat, so broad

that when turned up it will protect the ears; seven plain, flat, black

buttons on each front, IJ inches in diameter,' the lower buttons placed

at the height of the knee, the others equally spaced up to the throat

;

an outside pocket in each breast, the openings of which shall be up

and down, the lower part of the opening level with the elbow; an

up-and-down slit over the left hip long enough to allow the short

sling of the sword belt to pass through it and the sword to be hooked

up outside (about 4 inches) ; the slit to be strengthened on the inside

by suitable material ; all seams plain.

91. Overcoats shall be made full in the back and fitted with two

straps let into the side seams in the back above the hips; the right

strap to have two small buttons of the overcoat pattern, about 2 inches

apart, and the left strap two corresponding buttonholes the same dis-

36 UISriFOfiM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

tance apart. The rear slit of the overcoa-t shall extend not more than

25 inches nor less than 20 inches from the bottom of the garment,

and shall have the right flap on the outside.

92. A hood of the same material as the coat, made to button around

the neck under the collar and large enough to cover the head and cap,

may be worn attached to the coat in extremely cold weather, or when

prescribed by the senior officer present.

93. Sleeve marks, to indicate rank only, shall be worn on the over-

coat, and shall consist of stripes of lustrous black braid, of the same

number, width, and disposition as the gold lace stripes on the sleeves

of the service coat. Shoulder marks shall be worn with the overcoat.

CLOAK. (PI. 10.)

94. For all commissioned officers ej^cept chief warrant officers.

The cloak shall be cut three-fourths of a circle, of a length to reach

to 2 inches below the top of kneecap when worn over epaulets, and

shall be made of the material and lining prescribed for overcoats,

with a rolling collar of black velvet, from 3^ inches to- 4J inches wide.

The cloak shall be fastened at the neck by a hook and eye, and shall

have one frog laid on, conforming to pattern.

MACKINTOSH.

95. For all commissioned officers except chief irarrant officers.

The mackintosh shall be of black material, with a rolling collar

3 inches wide of the same material as the garment. The bottom

of the skirt shall reach to within 9 to 12 inches of the ground.

The mackintosh shall be fitted with a cape of a length to reach to the

ends of fingers when the arms are hanging naturally at the side.

It shall be without sleeves, and with the shoulders cut to admit of

wearing epaulets or shoulder knots.

COCKED HAT. (PI. 11.)

96. The Admiral of the Navy."-

This shall be a rigid cocked hat of black silk beaver, with dimen-

sions as follows: Five to 5^ inches high on the left fan, 4 to 4^

inches high on the right fan, and between 16 to 18 inches long frompeak to peak. In the fold at each end of the hat there shall be

placed a tassel of 5 gold bullions underlaid by 5 blue bullions. Astripe of 2-inch gold lace shall be laid on flat around the outer rims

of the fans, passing under the peaks. On the right fan, a black

silk cockade Sf inches in diameter, over which a loop shall be

1 Should Congress revive the grade.

UNIFORM EEGULATIOKS UNITED STATES NAVY. 37

formed of two parts of l^-inch gold lace. Above the V formed at

the lower end of the loop by folding over the lace, a large-sizedNavy button shall be fastened. The point of the loop shall touchthe middle of the lower rim of the fan, and the loop shall slopeupward and forward at an angle of 35 degrees from the vertical, theends being carried over the rim of the fan. The bottom of thecocked hat shall be straight, and it shall not be turned either up ordown at the ends, front, or back.

97. Other officers of flag rank {or rank of commiodore) :

The cocked hat shall be the same as the above, except that thestripe of gold' lace around the outer rims shall be 1^ inches wide.

98. Other commissioned officers, except chaplains and chief war-rant officers:

The cocked hat shall be the same as the above, but in lieu of goldlace on the outer rims a stripe of black silk lace 2^ inches wide, bind-ing the rims of the fans and showing 1^ inches on each side andunder the peaks, shall be worn. The upper rims of the fans shall

be fastened together, front and back, by bows of narrow black tape

placed one-third the vertical height of the hat from the top to the

bottom. The cockade shall be the same as above, except that thewidth of the lace of the loop shall be that prescribed for the collar

of the special full-dress coat of the wearer.

BLUE CAP. (PI. 11.)

99. All officers:

The cap shall be of dark navy-blue cloth, the diameter at the top

being from 1| to 14 inches greater than that at the base, the quarters

to measure not less than 1|- nor more than If inches slant-height, the

same height in front and at the back. The seam around the top

shall be made without a welt, and neatly stitched on each side. Thecrowii and quarters to be stiffened so as to hold its shape, using

a grommet of v^halebone, bamboo, or other nonmetallic material.

The band shall be If inches wide with a welt ^ of an inch in

diameter at the top and bottom. The bottom welt shall be | inch

from the base of the cap. A band of lustrous black mohair braid,

similar to that used for the trimmings of the service coat, shall be

worn between the upper and lower welt. The visor shall be of

black patent leather, molded to shape, and bound with the same,

green underneath, rounded and sloping downward not less than 30

degrees nor more than 40 degrees from the horizontal. The inside

band shall be of leather and extend from the base of the cap to within

1 inch of the top ; sweat lining of morocco. Four black metal eyelets,

two on each side, shall be placed above the band, in the quarters, for

ventilation. A small-sized Navy button shall be placed on each side


beyond the ends of the visor, the eye of the button immediately abo\-e

the lower welt.

100. The cap device for commissioned officers shall be a silver

shield, emblazoned paleways of 13 pieces, with a chief strewn with

stars, surmounted by a silver spread-eagle, the whole placed upon two

crossed foul anchors in gold. It shall be embroidered on stiffened

dark-blue cloth in high relief. The device (pi. 11, fig. 11) shall be

attached to the front of the cap with the center over the upper welt.

For warrant officers, mates, and paymaster's clerks, the device shall be

two gold foul anchors crossed, mounted as above. (PI. 11, fig. 10.)

101. The chin strap for all commissioned officers except chaplains

shall be a sliding strap of leather, faced Avith ^-inch gold lace, with

two gold lace slides of the same width, the strap to be fastened over

the buttons. When not used under the chin, the strap shall be drawn

taut between the buttons, resting on the upper edge of the visor. For

chaplains the strap shall be' the same as the above, but made of lus-

trous black mohair instead of leather and gold lace. (Fig. 8.) For

warrant officers, mates, and clerks the strap shall be the same as for

commissioned officers, but only J inch wide. (Fig. 10.)

102. Visor ornamerits

:

For the Admiral of the Navy and all other flag officers, and com-

modores, the visor ornaments shall be sprays of oak leaves with acorns

embroidered in gold on blue cloth. (Fig. 4.) For staff officers of the

corresponding rank they shall be gold bands ^ inch wide, embroidered

on blue cloth, as shown in figure 6. For captains and commanders,they shall be sprays of oak leaves and acorns embroidered in gold onblue cloth along the front edge of the visor, as shown in figure 5.

For staff officers of the rank of captain or commander, except chap-

lains, they shall be a gold band i inch wide, embroidered on blue

cloth along the front edge of the visor, as shown in figure 7. Forchaplains they shall be the same as for other staff officers of equal

rank, except that the band shall be of lustrous black mohair, as shownin figure 8. For all other officers the visor shall be plain, as shown in

figures 9 and 10.

WHITE CAP. (PL 11, flK. 2.)

103. All officers;

The white cap shall present the same shape and appearance as the

blue cap, except that the top shall be white above the black mohairband. It shall be a skeleton cap, with device, mohair band, chinstrap, buttons, visor, and visor ornaments the same as on the bluecap, but with the quarters of the cap made of light, stiff material,

with a grommet of whalebone, bamboo, or other nonmetallic ma-terial, the whole covered with a removable, snug-fitting cover ofwhite linen duck or similar material.

UNIFOBM EEGXJLATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY,. 39

EPAULETS. (Pis. 12 and 13.)

104. All commissioned officers, except chaplains and chief warrant

officers:

To conform to the patterns shown in plate 12. Unsymmetricalcorps deAuces to be made in rights and lefts, and be so placed that

the side which is uppermost on the service coat collar shall be to the

front on the epaulet, except the naval constructors' corps device,

which shall be placed with its long dimension at right angles to the

axis of the epaulet. The eagle of captains to be placed with beak

and arrowheads to the front, wings pointing fore and aft.

105. The Admiral ^ of the Navy and other ofpjcers of flag ranh, andcommodore :

The strap is to be 2f inches wide and 6 inches long ; frog 4| inches

wide ; crescent \^ inch in broadest part ; bullions 3^ inches long and

f inch in diameter.

106. Officers of the ranh of captain or com/mander:

The same as above^ except that the bullions shall be 3 inches long

and 4 inch in diameter.

107. Officers of or helotu the rank of lieutenant commander;The strap shaJl be 2^ inches wide, 6 inches long; frog 4f inches;

crescent \^ inch in the broadest part; bullions 3 inches long, | inch

diameter.

108. The corps devices for officers above the grade of lieutenant

shall be placed on the strap, or shank, of the epaulet parallel to its

axis, 1 inch clear of the edge of the epaulet button; rank insignia

shall be placed on the frog; the arrangement of all to conform to

that shown in the plates.

EPAULET DEVICES ABOVE THE EAKK OF REAR ADMIRAL.

109. Admiral of the Navy:Four embroidered silver stars, of size to be inscribed in a 1-inch

circle; two of the stars to be surcharged upon embroidered gold foul

anchors If inches long, one placed on the strap of the epaulet, one on

the center of the frog, crowns of both anchors outward; the other

two stars to be placed on the frog, one either side of the anchor ; one

ray of each of the four stars to point inward and parallel to the

shank of the anchors. (PI. 13, fig. 1.)

110. Admiral:

Four embroidered silver stars, one surcharged on an embroidered

gold foul anchor and placed on the strap as above; the other three

stars to be placed on the frog on a curve parallel to the inner edge

of the crescent. (Fig. 2.)


40 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STAGES NAVY.

111. Vice Admiral:

The same as for an admiral, except the anchor to be of silver and

to have no star surcharged upon it. (Fig. 3.)

EMBROIDERED RANK INSIGNIA ON EPAULETS.

112. Ofioers of the ranh of rear admiral:

Two silver stars, of size to be inscribed in a 1-inch circle, placed

on the long axis of the frog, dividing it inside the crescent into three

equal parts. (PL 12, fig. 1.)

113. Oijicers of the ranh of commodore:

One silver star, of same size as above, mounted in the middle of

the frog.

114. Officers of the ranh of captain:

A silver spread eagle, measuring 2^ inches across the wings, 1 inch

high, arrow tips to laurel branch end, If inches; mounted in the

middle of the frog. (PL 13, fig. 4.)

115. Officers of the ranh of commander:A silver oak leaf, measuring 1| inches from stem to tip, 1 inch

extreme width ; mounted in middle of the frog. (PL 13, figs. 5 and 6.)

116. Officers of the ranh of lieutenant com/mander:

The same as for the rank of commander, but a gold leaf instead of

silver. (PL 13, figs. 7 and 8.)

For officers of or heloio the ranh of lieutenant, see paragraphs 126

to 129.

EMBROIDERED CORPS DEVICES ON EPAULETS.

117. Officers of the foregoing five grades of ranh wear corps de-

vices on the epaulets, as follows:

118. Line officers:

A silver foul anchor. If inches long over all, width from tip to tip

1 inch, stock \^ inch long; mounted with the crown pointing out-

ward, on the middle line of the epaulet strap, 1 inch clear between

the device and the epaulet button.

119. Medical officers:

A silver acorn leaf embroidered upon a gold spread oak leaf, stem

to tip If inches, width 1 inch, mounted as above, with the stem out-

ward, axis parallel to epaulet strap. (PL 13, fig. 4.)

120. Po.y officers:

A silver oak sprig of three leaves and three acorns, of size to be

inscribed in a rectangle If by 1 inch, mounted as above, stem outward,

the line from the stem to the tip of the longest leaf to be parallel to

the epaulet strap. (PL 13, fig. 5.)

121. Professors of m,athematics:

A silver oak leaf and an acorn. If inches long, 1 inch wide, mounted

as above, with stem outward, acorn to the front, long dimension

parallel to the strap. (PL 13, fig. 6.)


122. Naval constructors:

A gold sprig of two live-oak leaves and an acorn, spreading to a

width of If inches, height If inches, mounted as above, with the stem

outward and inclining toward the front, acorn and stem parallel to

the strap. (PI. 13, fig. 8.)

123. CivU engineers

:

Two crossed silver sprigs, each of two live-oak leaves and an acorn,

length If inches, width 1 inch, mounted as above, with the long axis

parallel to the strap. (PI. 13, fig. 9.)

124. Medical reserve officers:

A gold acorn leaf embroidered upon a silver spread oak leaf, the

same in all other respects as the device for medical officers, para-

graph 119.

125. Dental officers:

A gold spread oak leaf with silver acorn on either side of the stem,

mounted as above with the stem outward, axis parallel to epaulet

strap. (PL 16, fig. 12.)

OFFICERS OF OR BELOW RANK OP LIEUTENANT.

126. Officers of or below the rank of lieutenant wear the corps

device on the epaulets mounted in the middle of the frog, but other-

wise parallel to the position in which it is worn in higher ranks, andwear rank insignia as follows

:

127. Officers of the rank of lieutenant:

Two pairs of silver bars, 1 inch long by J inch wide, J inch apart,

one pair mounted in the middle of the space on the frog either side

of the corps device. (PI. 13, fig. 9.)

The Admiral of the Navy^s secretary:

The Old English letter " S" embroidered in silver, with the in-

signia denoting the rank of lieutenant.

128. Officers of the rank of lieutenant (junior grade)

:

One such bar either side of the corps device.

129. Officers of the rank of ensign:

No rank insignia ; only the corps device in the middle of the frog.

SHOULDER MARKS. (Pis. 14, 15, and 15a.)

FOR ALL OFFICERS FOR WEAR ON THE WHITE SERVICE COAT, MESS JACKET,

AND OVERCOAT.

130. For the Admiral^ of the Navy:

To be of blue cloth, lined with black silk, worked over one thick-

ness of hair cloth or similar stiffening material, 4J to 5^ inches long



on the side, 2^ inches wide, with a^symmetrical .triangular pfeak at

the top extending 1 inch beyond the parallel sides; at the center of

this peak a small Navy button. Top to be covered with 2-inch gold

lace, showing a margin of one-eighth inch blue cloth. Devices to be

worked over the lace, of the same pattern, size, and arrangement

as on the service-coat collar.

131. For Admiral:

The same as above, omitting the outer anchor from under star.

132. For Vice Admiral:

The same as above, but substituting a silver foul anchor in place

of the gold anchor and surcharged star.

133. For offi^cers of the rank of rear admiral or commodore:

The same as for the Admiral ^ of the Navy, but with devices of

the same pattern as on the service coat collar, arranged with the

corps device between the two stars and one-fourth inch from each;

the outer star to be placed one-fourth inch clear of the end of the

shoulder mark ; corps device to be mounted Avith the same orientation

as on the epaulet (pi. 14.)

134. (a) For officers 'between the grades of convmodore and lieu-

tenant {junior grade), except chaplains:

The same as above, but without the covering of gold lace, and rank

and corps indicated by stripes of. gold lace, the same as on the

special full-dress coat sleeve, including the embroidered gold star

for line officers and the distinctive colored cloth for staff officers

(see par. 72) ; the outermost stripe to be one-fourth inch clear of the

end of shoulder mark (pi. 14).

(&) For chaplains:

The same as for staff officers of corresponding rank, the stripes

to be of lustrous black mohair braid instead of gold lace.

135. (a) For lieutenants {junior grade), ensigns, and staff of-

ficers of corresponding rank:

The same as 134 {a) above, but with three-fourths inch clear space

between the lace stripfes and the end of shoulder mark (pi. 14).

{b) For Chief warrant officers:

The same as 135 {a) above, but with the corps device, as worn on

the service coat collar, embroidered on the shoulder mark one-fourth

inch clear inboard of the lace stripe, that part of the device whicli

points down when on the collar pointing out on the shoulder marklace as on undress sleeve (pi. 15).

{c) For wa7Tant officers, mates, and clerks:

The same as next above, but without any lace stripe (pis. 15, 15a).

136. No part of the shoulder mark or its fastenings shall be of

any kind of magnetic material.


FULL-DRESS BELT. (Pis. 1, 2, 3.)

''ICEES, EXCEPT C

RANT OrnCERS.

137. For Admiral'^ of the Navy:Of dark navy4)lue cloth, embroidered on ea^h edge with a gold

stripe 4 inch in width, with a third gold stripe \ inch in width hall-

way between the first two, the space between the gold stripes being /înch in each case. The sling straps shall be of similar material, ^finch wide, Avith a buckle near the lower end of each, embroidered

on each edge with a gold stripe | inch wide, with a third gold stripe

^ inch wide midway between the first two, the spaces between the

gold stripes being each ^\ inch wide. Belt and sling straps to have

a ji^-inch margin outside the gold stripes.

138. Mountings for the full-dress belt and sling straps shall be as

shown in PI. 19.

139. For Admiral:'

Of dark navy-blue silk webbing, backed by black grain leather.

If inches Avide, with woven gold stripes of the same dimensions and

in the same position as those of the Admiral of the Navy, except that

the middle stripe shall be ^ inch wide, the spaces between stripes -f^

inch ; total width of webbing If inches, leaving- a j^-inch margin of

leather on each side; sling straps to be of silk webbing, doubled

both sides alike, with stripes and mountings the same as for the

Admiral of the Navy.

140. For Vice Admiral:

The same as for admiral, but with no middle gold stripe in belt or

sling straps.

141. Oficers of the rank of rear admiral or com/modore :-

The same as for admiral, but the gold stripes on the edges of the

belt shall each be \ inch wide, with gold center stripe of the same

width, and the spaces betAveen the stripes shall each be f inch wide

;

sling straps \ inch Avide, doubled, both sides alike, to have a gold

stripe \ inch wide at each edge, and one of the same width in the

middle, the spaces between the stripes being each -^ inch wide, mar-

gins ^ inch.

142. Ofioers of the rank of captain w corrvmander:

Of dark navy-blue silk webbing, backed by black grain leather.

If inches Avide, with seven gold stripes ^^ inch wide, woven accord-

ing to pattern, the gold stripes ^ inch apart, the stripes being in

the center of the belt. The sling straps shall be double, both sides

^ Should Congress revive the grade.

2 Officers of the rank of rear admiral or commodore who are already provided with the

belt of cloth with embroidered stripes are not required to equip themselves with the new

pattern of silk webbing with woven stripes.


alike, | inch wide, with buckle, with three gold stripes ^ inch wide,

one stripe in the center, and one tV inch from each edge.

143. Officers of or below the rank of lieutenant convmander

:

The same as above, but with five woven gold stripes in the belt

and no middle stripe in the sling straps. (PI. 3.)

eUNDRESS BELT. (PI. 18.)

144. Foi' all officers except chaplains:

Of plain black grain leather, not less than If inches nor more than

2 inches wide, with sling straps of the same material, not less than

^ inch nor more than f inch wide, and attached to the belt as shownfor the full-dress belt.. The mountings of the belt shall be the same

as for the full-dre.ss belt, except that the sling straps shall have nobuckles. The belt plate or buckle to be of yellow gilt in front, 2

inches in diameter, conforming to pattern.

SWORD AND SCABBARD. (PI. 18.)

145. For all officers except chaplains:

A cut-and-thrust blade, not less than 26 nor faore than 32 inches

long, with a half basket hilt and white grip; scabbard of black

leather, with mountings of yellow gilt. Both sword and scabbard

shall be as per pattern.

SWORD KNOT. (PI. 18.)

146. For all commissioned officers except chaplains:

A strip of i-inch gold lace, 24 inches long, doubled and bearing

a gold slide, the ends of the strap inserted in a tassel of 12 gold

bullions. If inches long, inclosing five blue bullions and having a

basketwork head.

AIGUILLETTES. (PI. 6.)

147. For personal aids to the President and the Secretary of the

Navy, aids at the White House, members of the personal staff of a

flag officer, aids to commandants, the aid to the Superintendent of

the Naval Academy, and naval attaches; worn on the right side by

the aid to the President and aids at the White House ; on the left by

others.

148. On board cruising vessels, aiguillettes shall be worn only in

port and when entering or leaîng port. They shall be worn with

all uniforms, except " working dress " or other uniforms worn in

lieu thereof. On the overcoat they shall be worn outside. On shore,

aiguillettes shall be worn by aids when on duty with or representing

their chiefs, and on all social occasions when they accompany their

chiefs or when all officers are invited in their official capacity.

UNIFOEM BEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 45

149. Aiguilettes shall be made according to pattern, and consist

of two single plaits and two loops starting from each end of a plait

of blue and gold cord -^ inch thick; at the termination of the plaits

.shall be a few inches of plain cord ending in gilt metal tags, mountedwith silver anchors. The aid to the President shall wear aiguillettes

of gold cord without the blue; in all other respects the same as

prescribed herein.

150. For attaching aiguillettes to the shoulder, the three parts of

the aiguillette shall be bound together, lying flat side by side, by a

band of heavy, black, ribbed silk^ ribbon an inch and a half wide,

having on the under side a buttonhole, to fasten over a flat button,

about one-half inch in diameter, covered with black silk for blue

coats and of white ivory or composition for white coats, sewed on

^Yhite coats through both the flap and the coat, just inside the sleeve-

head seam on top of the shoulder. A covering strip of IJ-inch gold

lace shall be stitched over the top, sides, and edges of the ribbon, so

as to conceal it entirely from view when the aiguillette is in place on

the shoulder. With the mess jacket, evening dress, and frock coat,

a similar button shall be placed under the lapel at the height of the

collar bone, for securing the becket of the aiguillette. In special full

dress, the aiguillette shall be secured on the second button from the

top on the side on which the aiguillette is worn.

NAVY BUTTONS.

151. Of gilt, convex, and of three sizes in exterior diameter ; largfe,

f of an inch ; medium, ^V of an inch ; and small, j% of an inch. The

device shall conform to pattern. (PI. 17.)

LEGGINGS.

152. To be the same as supplied for enlisted men.

RAIN CLOTHES.

153. To be of black material.

SOARP.

154. For all officers except chaplains : Of black silk 1^ to 2 inches

wide, to be worn always with the frock coat, tied four-in-hand style.

TIE.

155. Of plain black silk or satin, of uniform width, not less than

I inch nor more than IJ inches, and not less than 32 inches nor more

than 36 inches in length.

SHIRTS.

156. Plain white linen shirts, without stripes or figures of any pat-

tern, with stiff starched bosoms, without pleats, opening in front, and


fastened with two or three bosom studs, shall be worn with all uni-

forms having the low-cut waistcoat and with the frock coat. Shirts

worn -with other uniforms shall be all white, but need not have stiff

bosoms.

COLLARS AND CUFFS.

15T. Plain white collars and plain white cuffs to be worn with all

uniforms, except in such weather or under such circumstances as the

senior officer present shall permit their abandonment with service

dress; plain standing collars to be worn with the special full dress

and the service coats.

GLOVES.

158. White gloves to be of white lisle thread, or of white kid with

Avhite stitching. White kid gloves may be worn with evening full

dress or dress, dinner dress, special full dress, or full dress. Whitegloves of buckskin or dogskin or heavy white cotton or woolen maybe worn in cold weather.

With service dress, with or without overcoats, service gloves of

iron gray buckskin, dogskin, or woolen shall be worn, of the pattern

prescribed by the Bureau of Navigation and furnished by the

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. At sea, and during night watches

in port, gauntlet gloves of the same color may be worn by officers on

duty.

SOCKS.

159. Plain black or plain white socks shall be worn. With -white

shoes white socks shall be worn.

SHOES.

160. Shoes, high and low, shall be of black calfskin, patent leather,

or enamel leather, or white canvas or buckskin. With white shoes,

rubber soles and spring heels shall be permitted. Black leather shoes

shall be worn with special full dress, full dress, dress, evening dress,

and dinner dress, but patent or enamel leather shoes shall never be

worn when on duty with enlisted men under arms. White shoes

shall be worn only with white trousers, but shall never be worn in

dress uniform or with a landing force or with leggings. With leg-

gings, high black shoes to be worn.

SLEEVE BUTTONS AND BOSOM STUDS.

161. To be of plain gold; bosom studs worn with open coats to be

not more than one-quarter inch in diameter.

CHAPTER 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL UNIFORMS OF ENLISTED MENOF THE NAVY.

162.BLUE DEESS.

Grade.


WHITE DEESS—Continued.

Grade.

UNIFORM EEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

WHITE UNDRESS.

49

Grade

CMef petty officers, except bandmasters,and for officers' stewards and officers'

cooks.

Bandsmen.

All other enlisted men '

.

Garments, etc., composing uniform.

Same as for white dress, but clothingthat has been long in use may be worn.

Black shoes (white shoes may be pre-scribed for chief petty officers, exceptwhen employed on work for whichthey are inappropriate).

Same as white dress.

Wloite undress jumper.White undress trousers.

White hat.

Black shoes, except when barefoot.

164. WORKING DRESS, BLUE OR WHITE.

Chief petty officers, bandsmen, and officers'

stewards and cooks.

All other enlisted men.

Same as undress; but chief petty officers

may lay aside the coat, wearing theblue flannel shirt, if the uniform is

blue; and the others may wear theworking dress prescribed for otherenlisted men, 'when doing work suchas to require it.

Same as undress, with white hat orwatch cap; or working dress may beprescribed without jumpers. Noneckerchief.

DUNGAREES.

All men for whom authorized. Dungaree jumper.Dungaree trousers.

Blue cap, white hat, or watch cap (blueor white caps for chief petty officers).

Black shoes, unless barefoot.

1 Boatswain's mates, quartermasters, guard petty officers, and other petty officers onwatch, buglers, messengers, sideboys, sentries, men on guard or patrol detail, and cox-swains of all boats, shall always wear the neckerchief with undress, blue or white ; butother men shall not wear neckerchief with undress, blue or white, except on occasion, whenprescribed. Bodies of men under arms, including their petty officers, shall not wearneckerchiefs in undress, except the guard.

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CHAPTER 6.

DESCRIPTION OF GARMENTS AND ARTICLES OF EQUIPMENT OFENLISTED MEN OF THE NAVY.

BLUB COAT AND WAISTCOAT. (PI. 20.)

For bandsmen's uniform, see article 243.

165. For chief petty oficers :

The blue coat shall be of dark navy-blue cloth, of a double-breasted

sack pattern, with a rolling collar; front and back of the skirt to

descend to the top of the inseam of the trousers; lined with dark-

blue flannel or black Italian cloth ; one pocket on the left breast and

one on each front near the bottom; four medium-sized gilt navy

buttons on each breast, equally spaced, none to be placed under the

collar. The coat shall be worn buttoned. For undress, a flannel or

serge coat of similar make may be worn.

166. The waistcoat shall be of the same material as the coat ; single-

breasted, without a collar, cut high in front,, with six small-size gilt

navy buttons, the upper button being not more than 4 inches below

the collar button in the neckband of the shirt.

167. 0-ffi,Gers^ stewards and officers'' cooks:

The same, except that medium and small black navy buttons shall

be substituted for those of gilt.

WHITE COAT. (PI. 21.)

168. For chief petty officers, officers'' stewards, and officers'' cooks:

The white coat shall be made of bleached cotton drill, of 6^ to 7

ounces, of pattern heretofore described for the blue coats of the sev-

eral ratings, but without lining, and the pockets overlaid without

flaps; the buttons shall be medium-sized gilt ones for chief petty

officers, and white for officers' stewards and officers' cooks, held in

place by rings in eyelets.

169. Mess attendants:

The white jacket shall be made of bleached cotton drill of 6^ to 7

ounces, single-breasted, five buttons, fly front, in length to extend

to the crotch; standing collar IJ inches high, closed in front, fitted

with hook and eye at base and top.

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OVERSHIRT. (PI. 20.)

llO. For all enlisted men, eoocept chief petty officers, bandsmen,

officers^ stewards, and officers'' coohs:

The overshirt shall be made of dark navy-blue flannel, loose in the

body, with back and breast of double thickness, such double part

descending 4 inches below the line of the shoulder blades and cut in

a deep shield shiipe. The neck opening shall extend downward 7

inches in front. A strip of blue flannel, 2 inches long and ^-inch

wide, shall be stitched at both ends to the overshirt, making a hori-

zontal loop 2 inches below the center of the neck opening in front,

through which loop the neckerchief shall be tied, and a similar loop

shall be stitched under the collar at the back of the neck for the

neckerchief to be rove through. The bottom of the shirt shall not be

tucked inside the trousers, but shall be finished with a turn-up hem,

with a drawstring run through, of all-worsted navy-blue tape, se-

cured in the back to prevent pulling out. The length of the shirt

shall be such that with the bottom hem drawn snug around the body

-at the top of the trousers, the bight of the shirt will hang, blouse-

fashion, from two to four inches lower. Overshirts of the former

pattern in stock or in the possession of men will be altered by the

men themselves.

171. The sleeves shall be from 17 to 22|^ inches in circumference,

joining the body of the shirt as nearly as possible at the point of the

shoulder, and shall be sewed to the cuffs, in six box or double plaits,

over the lower edges of which the upper edges of the cuifs shall be

sewed. The collar shall be of double thickness, from 9 to 10 inches

deep and from 14 to 18 inches wide, according to the size of the

shirt, with square corners. The collars shall be trimmed with three

stripes of white linen tape ^^ of an inch wide and -^-^ of an inch

apart, the outer stripe :| of an inch from the edge, the stripes extend-

ing down in front to the bottom of the neck opening. There shall be

a plain five-pointed star, f of an inch in diameter, worked in white in

each comer of the collar, its center to be 1| inches from the inside

(bottom and side) edges of the inner stripe. The cuffs shall be of

double thickness, 3 inches deep, with wrist slits extending 3 inches

above the upper edge of cuffs; they shall be' fastened with two small

black" navy buttons; shall be trimmed around, except for IJ to 2

inches of the circumference with the cuff buttoned, with stripes of

white linen tape fV of an inch, wide, as follows : For petty officers of

the first, second, and third classes, enlisted men of the seamen first

-class, ship's cooks (first and second classes), hospital apprentices

(first class) , and bakers (first class) , three stripes, \ of an inch apart,

the middle stripe to be in the center line of the cuff. For enlisted

men of the seaman"second class, hospital apprentices (second class)

,

ship's cooks (third and fourth classes), and bakers (second class).

52 UNIFOEM EEGXJLATTONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

tAYo stripes, i of an inch apart, the middle line of the space be-

tween the stripes to come over the middle of the cuff. P'or enlisted

men of the seaman third class and mess attendants, one stripe, placed

over the middle line of the cuff. The stripe ends of cuffs that are

trimmed with two or three stripes shall be joined by tape. (See pi.

2.) A small pocket shall be let into the left breast, having a straight

opening, strengthened at each end by a crow's-foot Avorked in black

silk. The lining of the pocket shall be of same material as shirt.

172. The sizes of overshirts shall be as follows

:

Size.


lar same size as that of blue overshirt ; bottom of sleeves to be cut off

square just above the wrists; pocket to be overlaid on the left side;

loop of white tape to be in front for holding the neckerchief similar

to t)iat on the dress jumper.

BLUE TROUSERS. (Pis. 20 and 20-A.)

176. Chief .fetty officers, officers^ stewards, and officers^ cooks:

Made of dark navy-blue cloth, cut in the same manner as undress

tiôusers for officers. For undress, flannel or serge trousers of simila"r

make may be worn with flannel or serge coatj.

177. All other enlisted men:Made of dark navy-blue cloth, fitting snugly over the hip and

down the thigh to 2 inches above the knee, from which point down-

ward they shall be cut bell-shaped and full enough to be pulled over

the thigh. There shall be one seam on the inside of each leg and a

wide turn-up hem at the bottom. The waistband shall be 2 inches

wide in front and 1^ inches wide at the back and be fastened in front

by two buttons, the lower one serving also as the center button for

the flap. The trousers shall have a gusset at the center of the back,

2 inches wide at the top (when open) and 4^ to 5^ inches deep, in-

cluding the band, with six to eight eyelet holes on each side, accord-

ing to the size of the trousers, two of the eyelets to be in each end

of the waistband and a flat back silk lacing, f of an inch wide, run

through herringbone fashion. The flap shall be 6J inches deep, with

a crow's-foot worked in black silk at the lower corners ; upper corners

square ; 13 buttonholes around the sides and upper edge, so arranged

as to show 7 across the top and 4 on each side. There shall be a

pocket in the waistband on each side. Small black Navy buttons shall

be used.

178. The sizes of trousers shall be as follows:

Size.


Flannel trousers shall be cut and made the same as blue cloth

trousers.

WHITE TROUSERS. (Pis. 21, 22, 23.)

179. Chief petty officers, officers' stewards, and officers'' cooks:

Made of bleached cotton drill, of 6^ to 7 ounces, cut and made up

similar to blue cloth trousers., ,^

180. All other enlisted men:Of bleached cotton drill for both dress and undress trousers, of

6^ to 7 ounces; the shape, sizes, and make-up being the same as for

blue cloth trosers, but with a fly front and top pockets. The lacing

in the back shall be of |-inch cotton tape.

DUNGAREES. (PI. 24.)

181. For men authorized to wear them (see arts. 48 to 51) :

Dungaree jumpers shall be made of blue denim 6^ to 7 ounces, with

a neck opening of 7 inches. The sleeves shall be from 17 to 22^ inches

in circumference, joining the body of the jumper as nearly as possible

at the point of the shoulder, cuffs sewed to the lower edge of the

sleeves ; collar of double thickness, rolling 3^ to 4 inches deep at the

back of the neck and tapering to the bottom of the neck opening.

The cuffs shall be of double thickness, plain, 2 inches deep, with wrist

slits extending 4 inches above the upper edge of the cuff, fastened

Avith one black metal button. The skirt shall descend from 3 to 5

inches below the hips, with two overlaid pockets, one on either side;

bottoms of pockets on a line with the hem of the skirt, which is to be

1^ inches deep ; two eyelets to be worked in on each side of the jumper

f inch from the bottom of the skirt and 1 inch on each side of the side

seam.

182. The size of the jumpers shall be as follows

:

Size.

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184. The sizes of the trousers shall be as follows

:

Size.


the middle about level with the elbow. There shall also be a hori-

zontal pocket, with flap cover, placed in each front below the line

of the waist. The overcoat shall be Avorn completely buttoned.

187. All other enlisted men except l)andsnien:

The overcoat shall be the same as for chief petty officers, except

that the length shall be to the tips of the fingers extended, with the

arm hanging naturally by the side.

RAIN CLOTHES. (PI. 26.)

188. Rain clothes shall consist of hat, coat, and trousers of black

painted material of the same pattern as Cape Ann suits. Such petty

officers as neither go aloft nor in boats are permitted to wear, in lieu

of the coat and trousers above described, a long coat of black painted

material extending at least 6 inches below the knees.

FLANNEL SHIRT. (PI. 24.)

-189. For chief -petty oficers, officers'' stewards, officers'' cooks, and

bandsmen:

Of dark navy-blue flannel, with a small turndown collar of same

material, three small-size black navy buttons on front and one on

each cuff.

WHITE SHIRT, COLLARS, AND CUFFS.

190. Chief petty officers, officers'' stewards, and officers'' cooks:

These shall be plain white linen or cotton shirts of ordinary pat-

tern and plain white collars and cuffs. Cuff buttons to be of plain

gold or gilt, shirt buttons of mother-of-pearl.

UNDERSHIRTS.

191. All enlisted men:There shall be three weights of undershirts, namely, heavy, me-

dium, and light. Besides these of uniform pattern, blue undershirts

of heavy navy flannel or similar material, with the neck opening fas-

tened in front by buttons, may be made by the men themselves, for

wear on duty in the engine, dynamo, and fire rooms.

192. The heavy undershirt shall be knitted of wool and cotton in

such proportions as to prevent shrinkage and shall be bleached white.

It shall have an elastic collarette on the neck opening, with no but-

tons, and shall have long sleeves.

193. The medium undershirt shall be of same material and de-

scription as the heaA'y undershirt, except that the yarns shall be

sufficiently light to make the garment about one-half the weight of

the heavy undershirt. The sleeves not to come below the elbow andshall be so made that they will not " creep."

UNIFORM EEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 57

194. The light undershirt shall be of the lightest weight cotton

consistent with durability ; of the same pattern as the heavy under-

shirt, except that it shall have sleeves only long enough to cover the

armpit.

195. A patch pccket of the same material may be sewed on either

breast of any undershirt at the option of the wearer. The sleeves of

heavy undershirts may be cut to the length of those of the mediumundershirts, if desired, and the medium similarly altered to conformto the light undershirt; but the arnrholes shall not be enlarged in

size and the edge of the sleeve opening Avhen cut must be neatly

hemmed.DRAAVERS.

196. All erdisted men:There shall be three weights of drawers, namely, heavy, medium,

and light.

197. The heavy drawers shall be of the same material as heavy

undershirt, the crotch to be double and stayed.

198. The medium drawers shall be of the same material as the

medium undershirt and in weight about one-half that of the heavy

drawers.

199. The light drawers shall extend to the knee and be loose around

the leg.

BLUB CAP. (PI. 20.)

200. Chief petty officers

:

The blue cap shalLbe of dark navy-blue cloth, with a band of lus-

trous black mohair ; visor or black patent leather, bound with same,

green underneath ; chin strap of black patent -leather, ^ inch wide,

lastened at the side with two small gilt navy buttons, and provided

with one gilt and one leather slide ; two small eyelet ventilating holes

in each side of the quarters. The device shall be of metal, consist-

ing of the letters USN in silver upon a slightly inclined gilt foul

anchor. The crown to be from 1 to IJ inch greater in diameter than

the base, to be stiffened, and have a nonmetallic grommet, to retain

its shape.

201. Officers^ stewards arid oificers^ coohs:

The blue cap shall be of cloth, with braid and visor, the same aa

for chief petty officers^ but the chin strap shall have two leather

slides and shall be fastened with two small-sized black navy buttons

;

no device.

202. All other enlisted men except iandsmen:

The blue cap shall be of dark navy-blue cap cloth; the band of

the finished cap being 2 inches wide and lined with a thin leather

sweatband. The quarterings shall be in four pieces, and, in the

finished cap, from If to 2 inches in width, sewed together with double

68 XTNIFOBM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

seams and without any slack cloth. The crown shall be cut in one

piece to correspond with the outer diameter of the quarterings; lined

with suitable material and sewed to the quarterings with a double

seam. A plain double bow of ribbon, about 5^ inches long, of the

same shade, quality, and width as the cap ribbon, shall be sewed

through its center to the left-hand side; and the ends of the cap

ribbon shall be attached to the. center of the bow; the ends of the

bow shall be free and cut in a plain swallow tail. This cap shall be

worn with a grommet of steel corset wire, not less than f nor morethan i inch wide, covered with sheeting or other suitable material.

There shall be stitched around the band a cap ribbon of black silk

1^ inches wide. The name of the vessel to which the wearer is at-

tached, in plain block letters ^ inch in height, preceded by the letters

U. S. S., shall be woven in gilt thread through the ribbon. This rib-

bon shall be fastened to the cap by two straight rows of stitching,

close together, and close and parallel to the upper edge of the ribbon,

and two of the same close to the lower edge. A chin strap of non-

elastic, dark navy blue braid, f inch wide, shall be stitched at one

end inside the band on the left side, and reeve through a becket on

the inside of the band on the opposite side, to be adjusted by means

of a black friction buckle. The strap shall be worn under the chin

when under arms, in boats, in formations, and during ceremonies,

and by individual men whenever necessary in windy weather. Whennot worn in place, the chin strap shall be coiled in the crown.

203. The sizes of the cap for enlisted men, other than chief petty

officers, officers' stewards and cooks, and bandsmen, shall be as

follows

:

Sizes.

Diameter of

crown (ontop withgrommet

in).

Width of

quarterings.

6i,6S

7i,?i7§, 7i

Indies.

lOilOilOJ11

Hi

Inches.

WHITE CAP. (PI. 21.)

204. Chief petty officers, officers^ stewa/rds, and offtcers' coolcs:

This shall be a skeleton cap of the same shape and appearance as

the blue cap, having a band covered with navy-bkie cloth, which

band shall be 2 inches wide, suitably stiffened, with a welt -^ of an

inch from lower edge. The cap shall be worn with an outsidfe bandof black mohair similar to the blue cap. Chief pett}' officers shall

wear the same device with the white cap as is worn with the blue.

,USriPOEM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 59

The visor, chin straps, and buttons shall be the same as in caps of blue

clothj the crown to be kept in shape hy a nonmetallic grommet. Thecover shall be separate from the cap and shall be made of 6J to 7

ounce bleached drill. The band of the cover shall be If inches wide,

J;he bell of the crown being in two pieces and If inches wide, with twolap seams on the sides over the buttons and sewed to top of the crownby a lap seam. The lower edge of the cover shall rest on the welt in

the blue cloth band.

WHITE HAT. (Pis. 22 and 23.)

205. All other enlisted men except handsmen:

The white hat shall be of well-shrunken bleached cotton drill of

6^ to 7 ounces, made at the naval clothing factory, with sufficient

stitching around the brim to make it stiff enough to retain its shape.

WATCH CAP. (PI. 24.)

206. AU enlisted men except chief petty offtcers, iandsm^n, officers'

stewards, and officers'' cooks:

The watch cap shall be knit of dark navy-blue worsted, all wool,

closely woven, conical in shape, 10 inches long, with a hem 2J inches

deep at the bottom.

RATING BADGES. (PL 27.)

207. The rating badge shall consist of a spread eagle above a

specialty mark and a class chevron.

208. The chevrons shall be made of stripes of cloth f inch wide,

separated J inch, and sewed -flat, without padding, by an overlock

stitch of silk on the edges of the chevrons. The badge as made upshall cover a field 3| inches broad; the specialty mark shall be in

the center of the field in the angle of the upper strips, and the eagle

shall be 1^ inches above the angle and just above the specialty mark.

For blue clothing the chevrons shall be made of scarlet cloth, sewed

on with scarlet silk, and for white clothing of blue cloth, sewed on

with blue silk. Chief petty officers shall wear chevrons of three

stripes, with an arch of one stripe forming the arc of a circle between

the ends of the upper stripe of the chevron, the outside radius of the

circle being IJ inches; the specialty mark being in the center of the

field under the arch, the eagle resting on the center of the top of the

arch. (Fig. 1.) Petty officers, first class, shall wear three stripes in

the chevron (Fig. 2) ;petty officers, second class, two stripes (Fig.

3) ; and petty officers, third class, one stripe. (Fig. 4.) Until the

supply on hand is exhausted, rating badges for white clothing with

red chevrons will continue to be issued to the Pacific and Asiatic

Fleets.

60 UNIFORM EEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

209. For petty officers holding three consecutive good-conduct

badges, the chevrons for blue clothing shall be made of gold lace

instead of scarlet cloth, and the eagle and specialty mark shall be

embroidered in silver.

210. For blue clothing the eagle and specialty marks are to be

embroidered in white, and for white clothing in blue, except that for

Hosjjitil Corps men, the specialty mark shall be of red cloth for both

blue and white clothing, laid on the same as chevrons.

211. SPECIALTY MAKKS.

Plate 28. Eatings.

Fig. 1. Master at arms.

2. Boatswains' mates, coxswains.

3. Quartermasters.

4. Blacksmiths, ship fitters.

0. Sailmakers' mates.

6. Printers.

7. Carpenters' mates, plumber and fitters, painters.

8. Turret captains.

9. Gunner's mates.

10. Storekeepers.

11. Yeomen.12. Electricians.

13. Machinists' mates, boiler makers, water tenders, copper-

smiths, oilers.

14. Hospital Corps (red cloth).

15. Bandmasters, musicians.

16. Commissary stewards.

Plate 29. Ratings.

Fig. 17. Ship's cooks and bakers.

18. Bugler.

212. The rating badge shall be worn on the right sleeve by all

petty officers of the seaman branch, midway between the shoulder

and elbow, and by all other petty officers on the left sleeve. Therating badge shall be worn on the blue coat and white coat of chief

petty officers, commissary steward, and first musician; and on tlie

overshirt and jumpers of all other petty officers.

213. No rating badge or specialty mark is regulation unless drawn

from the pay officer, except under article 209.

DISTINGUISHING MARKS. (PI. 29.)

214. Distinguishing marks shall be embroidered in silk, in white

on blue for blue clothing, and in blue on white for white clothing.

They are

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215. Sea/)ian-gunner tnarh (pi. 29, fig. 19)

:

Every enlisted man who has qualified as a seaman gunner is to

Avear a distinguishing mark so placed that the top comes 1 inch below

ihe point of the chevron of the rating badge, or, if not a petty officer,

in place of the rating badge.

216. Gun-capta'ui mark (fig. 20) :

Everj' enlisted man regularly detailed by the commanding officer

of a vessel as a gun captain, except at a secondary battery gun (leas

than 4:-inch caliber), shall wear the distinguishing mark (a gun) on

the opposite arm to that on which the rating badge is worn, midwaybetween the shoulder and elbow, with its axis horizontal, the muzzle

of the gun pointing to the front.

217. Gun-pointer marlc (fig. 21) :

Every enlisted man who has qualified as a gun pointer, second

t^lass, shall wear the ûn pointer's mark on the opposite arm to that

on which the rating badge is worn, midway between the shoulder

and elbow. For a gun pointer; first class, the mark shall be the same,

with a star (fig. 22) 1 inch above it, one ray pointing up.

218. Navy "£'" (fig. 23):

This shall be worn by members of turret, gun, and torpedo crews

that make exceptionally high scores on record target practice, as

designated by the Bureau of Navigation, and by men of the engineer

division who are recommended for such distinction to the Bureau of

Navigation by the commanding officer of the ship winning the trophy

in the annual engineering competition. It shall be the letter " E,"

embroidered in block-letter style, f inch high and ^ inch wide, with

lines of the letter ^ inch wide. It shall be worn on the arm, by rated

men 1 inch below the point of the chevron or 1 inch below the seaman

gunner's mark, and by men not rated on the arm in place of the

rating badge. For gunnery and torpedoes the " E " will be white on

blue uniforms and blue on white uniforms. For engineering the

" E " will be red on all uniforms.

218|. Enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps and the

Naval Militia qualifying as expert rifleman will wear upon the right

?]eeve of the coat, overshirt, jumper, and flannel shirt, about halfway

between the wrist and elbow, a distinguishing mark embroidered in

white on blue for blue clothing, and in blue on white for white

clothing, and in gray on olive drab (or other color) for olive drab

(or other color) clothing, as follows:

The sides of a square, each side 1 inch long, inclosing a circle

i of an inch in diameter, a circle of-Jinch in diameter, and a bull's-

eye I of an inch in diameter, the lines to be of narrow width.

These distinguishing marks will be drawn in the same manner

as other distinguishing marks from clothing and small stores.


219. Radio operator (fig. 24) :

Worn by electricians, radio, on the arm 1 inch below the point of

the chevron of the rating badge.

220. Torpedoman (fig. 25)

:

Worn by gunner's mates, second class or higher, qualified in tor-

pedoes and mines according to the requirements prescribed by the

Bureau of Navigation, 1 inch beloAV the point of the chevron of the

rating badge. If the man wears also a seaman gunner's mark, it

will be 1 inch below the torpedo mark.

221. Bugler (pi. 28, fig. 18)

:

Worn by rated buglers on the left arm in the place of a rating

badge, but without any chevron or eagle.

222. Shipwright (pi. 28, fig. 7)

:

The same specialty mark as for carpenter's mate, but without any

chevron or spread eagle, worn in the place of a rating badge.

223. Hospital Corps mark (pi. 28, fig. 14)

:

This shall be a Geneva cross of red cloth, the crossbars 1 inch long

and ^ inch wide, and shall be worn by hospital apprentices on the

left arm in place of a rating badge.

224. Ship^s cooks, third and fourth classes, hakers, second class, and

officers'' stewards and cooks (pi. 29, fig. 17)

:

The same specialty mark as for ship's cooks, first class, but without

eagle or chevrons, worn on the left arm in place of a rating badge.

225. Signalmen, first and second classes (pi. 28, fig. 3)

:

The same specialty mark as for quartermaster, but without any

chevron or eagle, worn in place of a rating badge. These men shall

also wear the branch mark.

226. Musicians, first and second classes (pi. 28, fig. 15)

:

The same embroidered specialty mark as for bandmaster, but with-

out eagle or chevrons, worn in place of a rating badge. In addition

a metal lyre device is worn on the collar. See paragraph 243.

227. Ex-apprentice mark (pi. 29, fig. 26) :

This shall be a figure-of-eight knot, 2 inches long, which shall be

worn by all enlisted men who have .passed through the rating of

apprentice in the Navy. On the overshirt and the dress and undress

jumpers it shall be worn on the breast, just below the loop unêr the

neck opening for holding the neckerchief, and on all coats, except

overcoats, it shall be worn on the outside of the same sleeve as the

rating badge, halfway between the elbow and wrist. This markshall not be worn by apprentice seamen or those who have passed

through that rate.

228. Branch mark (pis. 22, 23)

:

This shall be a strip of braid f inch wide, and shall be worn on

the overshirt and jumpers by all men not petty officers for whom the


overshirt is prescribed, placed on the shoulder seam of the sleeve and•extending entirely around the arm. Men of the seaman branch shall

wear this mark on the right arm, and the braid shall be white onblue clothing and blue on white clothing. Men of the artificer

branch, engine-room force, shall wear a similar mark on the left

arm, in red for both blue and white clothing. Hospital appren-tices, shipwrights, musicians, buglers, and commissary andmessmenbranches wear no branch mark.

229. Service stripes (pis. 20, 21) :

These shall be worn by all il-eenlisted men on the left sleeve, onblue and white coats, overshirts, and jumpers, and shall be madeof scarlet cloth 8 inches long on blue clothes and of blue cloth

on white clothes, the side edges being turned under until they meeton the under side, each stripe showing a width of f inch; when morethan one stripe is worn they shall be | inch apart. These stripes

•shall be stitched, on the sleeve diagonally across the outside of the

forearm at an angle of 45 degrees, with thread the color of the

stripe. On coats the lower end of the first stripe shall be not less

than 2 inches from the cuff end of the sleeve; oii the overshirt anddress jumper the lower end of the first stripe shall be 4 inches abovethe upper edge of the cuff. There shall be one stripe for each

complete term of enlistment of three or four years. For petty offi-

cers holding three consecutive good-conduct badges the service stripes

shall be made of gold lace.

BUTTONS. (PI. 29.)

230. out:The same as for officers' uniforms.

Black :

To be af the pattern furnished by the Bureau of Supplies andAccounts and of three sizes, namely: Large, If inches in diameter;

medium, f inch ; small, f inch.

White;

To be worn on the white coats of officers' stewards and officers'

cooks, and mess attendants, and to be | inch in diameter, with shank

and ring and with a design of an anchor in outline. •

CRAVAT. (Pis. 20, 21.)

231. Chief petty officers, o'fficers'' stewards, and officers'' coohs:

To be of black ribbed silk not more than 36 nor less than 32 inches

long and not more than 1\ inches nor less thany| inch wide, of uni-

.form width throughout its length, and to be tied in a double bow-

knot.


NECKERgHIEF. (Pis. 20 and 22.)

All enlisted tnen except chief petty officers, handsmen, officers^

steipards, and oncers'' cooks:

To be of black silk 36 inches square, and to be tied in a square knot,

lea'^'ing ends from 4 to 6 inches long, the knot to be directly under the

neck opening of shirt or jumper, the first turn of the right-hand part

to pass over the left-hand part, then up inside through the tape loop

on the overshirt or jumper.

knife: lanyaed.

232. The knife lanyard is not an article of uniform. In working

dress, or when engaged in work requiring the use of a knife, the

lanyard may be worn around the waist or around the neck, as mosf

convenient.

GLOVES. (PI. 25.)

233. For all enlisted men: /

Woolen gloves, iron gray in color, of fast dye, of weight about 2^

ounces to the pair, to be worn with overcoats on dress occasions and

liberty, and generally in cold weather. To be of the pattern pre-

scribed by the Bureau of Navigation and furnished by the Bureau of

Supplies and Accounts.

BATHING TRUNKS.

234. These shall be of the pattern prescribed by the Bureau of

Navigation and furnished by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

They shall always be worn by members of the crew who are bathing

from the ship.

SOCKS.

•235. All enlisted men:These shall be of black wool and cotton mixed, or cotton, to con-

form to the standard sample, and shall be sufficiently long to come

well up on the calf of the leg.

• SHOES.

236. All enlisted men:They shall be of the pattern prescribed by the Bureau of Naviga-

tion and furnished by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, with

broad toe and broad, low heels. With leggings, only high shoes to be

worn. Light gymnasium shoes of prescribed pattern to be worn at

physical training exercises.

237. White shoes of similar pattern shall be worn by chief petty

officers with white trousers, except when otherwise directed by these

UNIFORM EEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY. 65

regulations, and may also be worn by other enlisted men in the Philip-

pines, when prescribed by the commanding officer.

RUBBER BOOTS.

238. These shall be of the best rubber, the leg pieces coming' up at

least to the knee. They are optional as an article of uniform, except

at training stations.

LEGGINGS.

239. All enlisted men:These shall be of khaki-color cotton duck of the pattern prescribed

by the Bureau of Navigation and furnished by the Bureau of Sup-

plies and Accounts, having a strap passing under the shoe and fas-

tening on the outer side of legging with a buckle. None are regu-

lation unless drawn from the pay officer.

WHITE APRON.

240. Ships' and officers' cooks, when on duty in the galleys, shall

wear aprons of white, bleached drill, in accordance with the pattern

carried by the pay officer; to be perfectly plain without figures of

any kind.

JEWELRY.

241. No watch chains, fobs, pins, nor other jewelry or adornments

shall be worn exposed upon the uniform.

PAJAMAS.

242. Of light weight, white drill, of the pattern prescribed by the

Bureau of Navigation and furnished by the Bureau of Supplies andAccounts. It is permitted, but not required, that pajamas be wornas an article of uniform.

UNIFORM FOR BANDSMEN OF THE NAVY.

243. Blue dress cap : The same as for enlisted men of the Marine

Corps, but with small-size Navy gilt buttons and the prescribed lyre

device, in place of the Marine Corps buttons and device.

Blue dress coat: The same as for enlisted men of the Marine

Corps, but using medium-sized Navy buttons, the prescribed lyre

device to be worn on each side of the collar, one inch from the front

opening. Bandmasters and first musicians to wear rating badges

as prescribed for chief petty officers and petty officers, first class;

other bandsmen to wear the specialty mark, without eagle or chev-

rons, in place of a rating badge, on the left arm.

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66 UNIFOEM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

Blue dress trousers: The same as for enlisted men of the Marine

Corps; bandmasters and first musicians to wear the noncommissioned

officers' stripe.

White coat: Of white cotton drill, of the same design and pattern

as the summer field coat for enlisted men of the Marine Corps with

medium-size gilt Navy buttons ; the prescribed lyre device, rating

badge, and specialty mark to be worn as on the blue dress coat, but

embroidered in blue.

White trousers: The same as prescribed for chief petty officers,

stewards, officers' and officers' cooks.

White cap cover: The same as for enlisted nien of the Marine

Corps, the prescribed lyre device to be worn as on the blue cap.

Lyre devices: To be of metal, according to standard pattern, as

issued by the pay officer; for the caps, to be 1^ inches high by f of

an inch wide; for* coat collars, to be | of an inch high by ^ of an

inch wide; on the sleeve to be embroidered in silk, in Avhite on blue

cloth for blue clothing and in blue on white drill for white clothing,

as for other enlisted men of the Navy.

Overcoat : Sky-blue kersey ; body lined with scarlet flannel, cut to

the shape of the body; to extend down the leg fôm 6 to 8 inches

below the knee, according to the height of the wearer; to be slit up

the back piece 16 inches; double-breasted, with two rows of large

Navy fire-gilt buttons on breast, seven b*ttons in each row, placed at

equal distances apart; the distance between the rows to be 7 inches at

the top and 5 inches at the bottom, measured from the center of the

buttons; lower border of coat to be felled. Sleeves loose with two

rows of stitching to represent cuffs 5 inches deep ; three small Navyfire-gilt buttons on each cuff; the cuffs of bandmaster's overcoat

sleeves to bear chevrons of the pattern and material prescribed for

drum major in Marine Corps. Collar 5 inches deep; to stand or

fall ; to hook in front ; to have seven hooks under the collar, to which

the cape will be attached.

Cape.—Circular, cut of one piece of sky-blue kersey; lined with

scarlet flannel ; to extend to the edge of the coat sleevfe, the arm hang-

ing naturally ; to close in front with five small Navy fire-gilt buttons

;

to have seven eyes on the upper border by which it will be fastened

to the coat. On parade the corners of the cape shall be turned back

and hooked together behind.

White belt and waistplate: The same as for enlisted men of the

Marine Corps, worn when on duty.

CHAPTER 7.

MARKING CLOTHING AND CLOTHING LISTS.

MARKING CLOTHING.

24-1. Every article of clothing shall be legibly marked with the

owner's name, using black paint in marking white clothes and white

or blue clothes, as follows

:

Blankets.—All the right-hand corners, 4 inches from each edge.

Cloth cap.—Inside crown.

Drawers.—On the outside of the right half waistband.

Dungaree trousers.—Same as blue trousers.

Flannel shirts.-^Same as blue jumpers.

Jerseys.—Same as undershirt.

Jumpers.—Blue, on the inside, on the hem, across the center line

of the front and to the right of the center line of the back ; white,

inside across the back, just below the collar seam and close to it, to

the right of the center line ; dungaree, same as white.

Leggings.—Inside on centerpiece, lengthwise.

Mattress.—In center, 4 inches from each end.

Mattress cover.—Êight corners, 4 inches from open end.

Neckerchief.—In center.

Overcoat.—On lining, each side of split of tail, 3 inches from and

parallel to bottom.

"Overshirts.—On the outside of front and on the inside of back,

both marks being placed 1 inch from the bottom of the shirt, the

former across the center line ; also on the underside of the collar.

Pajamas.—Same as blue jumpers and blue trousers.

Rain clothes.—Same as dungarees. Particular care should be

taken that rain clothes are kept distinctly marked at all times.

Ruhher hoots.—Inside, near the top.

Shoes.—Inside, near the top, or cut initials in sides of heels.

Socks.—On leg, near top.

Trousers.—Blue, on the inside of the back of both legs close to

the bottom hem; white, on the waistband on the inside in front and

on the underside of the pocket flap.

Undershirts.—On the outside of the front, 1 inch from the bottom

of the shirt and to the right of the center.

AYatch cap.—Inside, one-half inch from bottom.

^Vhite hat.—On the sweatband.

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68 UNIFORM EEGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

CLOTHING LISTS.

245. Of the outfit prescribed for recruits to have on being trans-

ferred away from a training station, such portion as the climate and

season, the duty to be done, and other circumstances render advisable

is to be issued to them when first received on enlistment.

246. When men are received on board a cruising vessel, their out-

fits are to be at once completed. In the case of men drafted from a

receiving ship to a vessel on a foreign station, the outfit is to be com-

pleted before the men leave the receiving ship.

247. Nothing in these regulations is to be construed to mean that

a man shall not own more clothing than the outfit requires, provided

he desires to do so.

CHAPTER 8.

MEN'S CLOTHING OUTFITS.

248. The minimum outfit of clothing, etc., for an enlisted man of

the Navy shall be as given in the following table, but the outfit of

heavy clothing may be reduced in the Philippine Squadron, at the

discretion of the squadron commander.

Outfit.

On board vessels in general service andfor the crews of training ships.

Chlefpettyofiicers,

officers'

stewards,andoffi-

cers'.oqgks.

Bands-men.

otherpetty

All otherenlistedmen.

Eecruitson trans-fer fromtrainingstation.

Blue coatWaistcoatWhite coat ,.

White jacket ' >

OversnirtBlue undress jumperDress juniperWhite undress jumperBlue trousersWhite trousersDungareesJerseyOvercoatEain clothes '

Flannel shirtWhite shirt

Undershirts:HeavyLight or medium

Drawers:HeavyLight or medium

Blue cap, completeWhite cap (with two or more covers)

.

White hatWatch capPajamas, suitBating badges -'.

Belt and waist plateJackknifeLeggingsCravatNeckerchief -

Gloves pair.

Socks pair

.

Shoes «. ..'

- pair.

Rubber boots «' ; pair.

MattressMattress coversShoe brush and blackingBlankets pair.

Towels -, - -

Gymnasium shoes pair.

1

21

32M

141

21

32

!4

1

221

3

1J4

As required by rating and according to class of vessel.

-pair.

1

!1

12221

1

214

21

1

21

1

21

1 Officers' mess attendants only.2 Winter clothing not required in summer3 One pair to be white dress.* Seamaii branch only.5 Except officers' stewards, officers' cooks, and officers' mess attendants.' At least'One pairto be»highl shoes.--

'

'.Optional except at training stations.

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CHAPTER 9.

GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE UNIFORMS OF THENAVAL MILITIA (NAVAL BRANCH).

249. In order that officers and enlisted men of the Naval Militia

(Naval Branch) may be properly uniformed for the call of the Presi-

dent, in accordance with sections 3 and 5 of the Naval Militia act of

February 16, 1914, the following regulations governing the uniforms

of the Na.val Militia are prescribed

:

250. The uniforms for officers and enlisted men of the Naval Militia

of the several States, Territories, and of the District of Columbia will

be the same as for the corresponding grades, ranks, and rates of offi-

cers and enlisted men of the United States Navy as prescribed in the

Uniform Eegulations, with modifications as prescribed in this chap-

ter (ch. 9).

OFFICERS.

251. Every commissioned and warrant officer of the Naval Militia

must have the following articles of uniform, which must be of regu-

lation pattern:

Service dress.

White" service dress.

Overcoat.

Sword.

Sword knot (commissioned officers only).

Undress belt.

White gloves (as prescribed by par. 158).

Gray gloves (as prescribed by par. 158).

252. All other uniforms prescribed for officers of the United States

Navy are optional for the officers of the Naval Militia, but such

uniforms must be of regulation pattern.

253. The uniforms for all line officers of the Naval Militia shall be

the same as for line officers of the United States Navy except that

the star of five rays on the sleeve and on the shoulder marks shall be

replaced by a star of five rays embroidered in gold, of the size to be

inscribed in a circle 1^ inches in diameter, and surrounded by a circle

embroidered in gold, having an inner diameter of If inches and an

outer diameter of IJ inches, on the outside of each sleeve, midway70


between the seams, with one of the rays of the star pointing directly

down^Yard and the outside diameter of the lowest part of the embroi-

dered circle ^ inch from the upper edge of the upper stripe.

254. The uniform for all staff officers of the Naval Militia shall be

the same as for staff officers of the United States Navy, except that

the colored cloth which designates the corps shall be broken for a

distance of 1| inches either between the gold stripes where there are

two or more, or on each side where there is but one gold stripe.

This break' shall be in the middle of the sleeve between the inside

and outside seams, and on the shoulder marks this break shall be at

the middle point of the stripe, or stripes.

255. The cap device for both blue and white caps shall be the same

as that worn by officers of the United States Navy.

256. The corps devices on epaulettes for all corps, both line andstaff, shall be surrounded by a circle embroidered in gold similar to

the circle prescribed in paragraph 253.

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS.

257. In all cases where a chief warrant officer or a warrant officer

of the Naval Militia is entitled to wear a star or corps device on the

sleeve or shoulder marks or on the collar of the frock coat, such star

or corps device shall be surrounded by a circle embroidered in gold,

similar to the circle prescribed in paragraph 253.

ENLISTED MEN.

258. The uniforms for enlisted men of the Naval Militia shall be in

accordance with the allowance prescribed. All uniforms for enlisted

men of the Naval Militia shall be the same as those prescribed for the

enlisted men of the United States Navy except that a distinguishing

mark shall be worn on all uniforms (except dungarees) on the breast,

just below the loop under the neck opening for holding the necker-

chief, and on all coats (except overcoats) on the outside of the same

sleeve as the rating badge, halfway between the elbow and wrist.

This distinguishing mark shall consist of a vertical foul anchor in a

lozenge, the colors being : For blue clothes, a blue field, with a lozenge

outlined in white, with the foul anchor in white, the colors being

reversed for white clothes. The dimensions shall be

:

Anchor, f inch.

Lozenge, 1^ inches by 1 inch.

Field, 2 by 1| inches.

259. The cap ribbon for enlisted men of the Naval Militia shall

bear the words "Naval Militia," followed by the standard abbre-

72 UNIFORM EEGTJLATIONS UNITED STATES NAVY.

viation for the name of the State, Territory, or the District of Co-

lumbia, thus

:

NAVAL MILITIA, ILL.

260. Cap ribbons for such part of the Naval Militia organization

of a State, Territory, or of the District of Colunibia, as the governors

of the States and Territories or the commanding general of the Dis-

trict of Columbia Militia may designate, shall bear the name of the

ship assigned to the Naval Militia, with the Naval Militia distin-

guishing mark at the end, thus:

U. S. S. TOPEKA.

CHAPTER 10.

UNIFORM .REGULATIONS UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVEFORCE.

261. Tke Uniform Regulations, United States Navy, shall govern

all classes of the Naval Reserve Force except as hereinafter specified.

Class I. The Fleet Naval Reserve, both officers and men, same as

for the Navy for such uniforms are are required._^

Class II. The Naval Reserve.*

Class IV. The Naval Coast Defense Reserve.

Class V. The Naval Reserve Flying Corps.

Officers : Same as for officers of the Navy for such uniforms as are

required for active duty, except that the Naval Reserve device shall

be worn on the collar in lieu of corps device and metal buttons shall

be the design adopted for the Naval Reserve Force. Men : Same as

for the Navy, except that the cap ribbon .shall bear the words," U S. Naval Reserve Force."

Class III. The Naval Auxiliary Reserve. Officers: In time of

peace, the uniform of the steamship line or company in which serv-

ing with the Naval Reserve device on the collar of a military coat or

on the lapels of a box coat. On active service or in war, the uniform

cap of a commissioned pr warrant officer of same rank shall be worn.

Men : In time of peace, uniform required by the steamship line. In

time of war, same as for the Navy of corresponding rating with cap

ribbon bearing the words " U. S. Naval Reserve Force."

262. The Naval Reserve Force device as shown in photo cut, figure

1, plate 30, shall be of êtal similar to the device on the cap of a

commissioned officer. United States Navy, except that the height shall

be 1 inch. The Naval Reserve Force button of metal shall be in

sizes the same as those of the Navy and as shown in photo cut, figure

2, plate 30.

263. 1The Volunteer Naval Reserve shall wear the uniform of the

class to which assigned.

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PLATE 1.

ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY.

SPECIAL FULL DRESS.

PLATE 2.

REAR ADMIRAL. GUNNER.

SPECIAL FULL DRESS.

PLATE 3.

LIEUTENANT.

FULL DRESS.

PLATE 4.

LIEUTENANT.

DRESS.

PLATE 5.

PLATE 6.

LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.

SERVICE DRESS.

PLATE 7.

LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.

WHITE SERVICE DRESS.

PLATE 8.

EVENING FULL DRESS. EVENING DRESS.

PLATE 9.

MESS DRESS.

PLATE 10.

OVERCOAT. CLOAK.

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PLATE 11a.

Admiral of/he Navy Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admircfl

ILaplam Commander Lieal Commander 'Iflid-^hipman l-'CI

Lieidenanl Lieulenan I, Junior /insujn midshipman 2'"'CI

ICh doatswain Ch Carpen ler

Ch Gunner Ch SadmakerCh rdachiniil Ch Pharmacisf

ô<7/siVain

Gannerniachinisl

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Carpen ter

Sadma/rerPhanmacislPai^ C/erk

INSIGNIA OF RANK ON SLEEVE.

^-00mm^^'nrjii'' ""

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PLATE 13.

1 (LEFT.) 2 (LEFT,')

5 IRIGHT.) 6 (RISHT.)

^mwf^^7 (RIGHT.) (RIGHT) 9 (RIGHT)

ARRANGEMENT OF EPAULET INSIGNIA.

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PLATE 17.

COLLAR DEVICES ON SERVICE COAT, SHOWING RIGHT SIDE OFCOLLAR.

PLATE 18.

SWORD, SCABBARD, UNDRESS BELT, SWORD KNOT.

PLATE 19.

MOUNTINGS FOR FULL-DRESS BELT.

PLATE 20.

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. BOATSWAIN'S MATE, FIRST CLASS.

Third enlistment, seaman branch,ex-apprentice.

BLUE DRESS.

PLATE 20a.

BLUE UNDRESS WITH WHITE HAT.

SEE CHAPTER 5.

PLATE 21.

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.

Fifth enlistment—other than seaman branch.

WHITE DRESS.

PLATE 22.

WHITE DRESS.

PLATE 23.

WHITE UNDRESS.

PLATE 24.

DUNGAREES.

PLATE 25.

SEAMAN. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER,

OVERCOAT.

PLATE 26.

RAIN CLOTHES.

PETTY OFFICER.

PLATE 27.

RATING BADGES, BLUE.

1, CHIEF MASTER-AT-ARMS; 2, BOATSWAIN'S MATE, FIRST CLASS; 3, GUNNER'S MATE,SECOND CLASS; 4, QUARTERMASTER, THIRD CLASS.

PLATE 28.

SPECIALTY MARKS.

PLATE 29.

SPECIALTY MARKS, CONTINUED-DISTINGUISHING MARKS-BUTTONS.

PLATE 30.

NAVAL RESERVE FORCE DEVICE AND BUTTON.

INDEX

Par.

Acting appointments—uniform 8

Acting commission—uniform 6

Aiguillettes , 147-150Apron, white . 240

Badges, medals 3, 26Bandsmen, uniform of ^ 243Barefoot 47Batliing trunks 234Beard, hair 31.

Belt 137-144Binoculars • 27Blue cap 99-102, 200-203

Blue coat and waistcoat, chief petty

officers and stewards 165-167Blue dress and undress, enlisted men 162—163

Blue trousers 176, 177, 178

Blue undress jumper 173

Bugler 221Buttons 151, 230

Caps, not removed 24 (8)

Changes of uniform require Secre-

tary's sanction 54

Chaplain, divine-service dress 10

Chiefs of bureaus, uniform 7

Civilian clothes 15, 16, 58

Cloah:, officers' 94Cloals, mackintosh, when worn 28Clothing factory 54

Clothing lists and issues of cloth-

ing 57, 58, 245, 248

Clothing, transfer of, forbidden 56Cocked hat 9&-98

Collars and cuffs 157, 190

Commanding officer

—

See regulations carried out 1

May prescribe working dress 18

May prescribe uniform, when 36, 40

Post regulations 60Commissary stewards, uniform 35

Cooks in galley, uniform 38, 40, 240

Cravat . 231

Crew's dress board 57

Decorations, forbidden 3, 25

Deserters' clothing 56Distingaishing marks 214, 229

Divine-service dress, chaplain 10

Division officer to inspect clothing— 53, 59

Dress 61 (7-9), 67

Dress jumper 174

Dungarees 48, 49, 50, 51, 164-181

Duty, revolver worn . 24

Par.

Epaulets 104^3.08

Epaulet devices 109-129Evening dress 61 (19r24),67Evening dress coat and waistcoat 82, 83Ex-apprentice mark 227Expert rifleman mark 218JEyelets for stops 37

Field dress 65, 67Fitness report—uniform 1Flannel shirt 187Foreign port, uniforms 13Frock coat 73, 76Full dress—- 61 (5, 6)Full-dress belt 137, 143Full-dress trousers 86

Gloves 27, 29, 158,' 233Gun-captain mark 216Gun-pointer mark 217

Hair, beard 31Headgear 44Hospital-apprentice mark 223

Inspection, clothing 53, 59

Jersey 1 39, 185Tewelry 241

Knife lanyard 32, 232Knife, sheath 31

Landing force 21, 22, 23lianyard, knife 32, 232Leggings 21, 22, 23, 152, 23!)

Line officers' sleeve star 71

Mackintosh 28, 95Marking clothes 59, 244Medals, badges 26, 30Medical Reserve Corps, uniforms 7Mess dress 20,61 (22-24), 67Mess trousers 89Mess jacket 85Messmen's uniform 38-40Mourning 30Musicians 226

Naval militia 249-260Naval Reserve force 261-262-263Navy Department, civilian clothes

worn 15" Navy B " 218

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76 INDEX.

Par.

Neckerchief 231Occasions of wearing uniform 61—6GOfficer of the deck 27Officer of division

—

Clothing list 57

Marking clothing 59Overcoats 37, 45, 46, 90, 93, 186

Overshirt 170-172

Pajamas 242Parades, uniform 21, 22, 23

Patterns, uniform, how supplied 54

Promotion—when uniform to be

changed 9

Punishment, wearing of uniform dur-

ing 12

Radio operator specialty mark 219

Kaln clothes 29, 47, 153, 188

Rank, on promotion—authority of

senior officer present 9

Rating badges 207-211Recruits received 58

Retired officers, uniform of 11

Revolvers 24Rubbers boots 47,238

Scarf 154Seaman-gunner mark 215Selling uniform forbidden 55

Senior officer present

—

Authorizes uniform on promo-tion 9

Fixes uniform of day 17Service coat 77-80Service dress 21,44,61, (15-18), 67Service stripe 229Ships' cooks, marks 224Shipwright 222Shirts 156, 190Shoes 41, 160, 236, 237Shoulder marks 130-136Sick-list badge 33-34Signalmen 225Signals, uniform: 66Socks 159, 235Special full dress 61 (1-4), 67

Special full-dress coat 68-70Specialty marks 211-213Staff officers' sleeve marks 72

Stewards' marks — 224Studs and sleeve buttons 161Submarines, uniform on board 5, 51

Suspended officers, not to wear uni-

form 12

\ Par.

Sword and scabbard 24, 67, 145

Sword knot 1^^

Tailors, ship's 58, 59

Target practice, uniform worn 40

Tie 155, 231

Torpedo man 220

Torpedo-boat uniform 5, 51

Transfer of clothing forbidden 57

Trousers 37

Underclothes 37, 43, 191-199

Undress 61, (10-14), 67

Undress belt 144

Undress trousers 87

Uniform

—

A, B, C 62, 63, 67

Acting appointments and com-

mission 6, S

All clothing from pay officer 52As affecting fitness reports 1, 2

Combinations of_. 66Combinations not allowed 14, 16Designation of Army, Navy, and

Marine Corps together 62—64Changes in 54Foreign port 13

Of day 17, 18, 66Regulations to be posted 60Responsibility of enforcing 1, 2

Selling or exchange of, forbidden- 55, 56Submarines 5, 51Torpedo boat 5, 51

Unauthorized 3, 4When must be worn 19Signals 66 (3)

Waistcoat 83Waistcoat and blue coat, chief petty

officers, cooks, stewards 165-167Waistcoat, dress and undress 83, 84Warm-weather uniform 36, 40Watch cap 42, 206White cap 44, 103, 204White coat, chief petty officers, stew-

ards, cooks 168White dress and undress, enlisted

men 162, 163White hat 205White Jacket 38White House uniform 63, 64White service coat^ 81White trousers 44, 88, 179, 180White undress jumper 17.5

Working dress 164Working dress, prescribed 18

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